living as tough old sailors on tough old land,

and Still Going for the Gusto!

Living full sail

in full adventure homes – whale

barnacles on edges of shifting cliffs,

braced for oceanic hurricane force wind’s slicing shears.

A full UV earth life realization thrilling sauna life

shedding off, peeling off, sweating off thick layers of human pride,

living in Puerto Rico, for years.

©️January 2025 Much Love, Deb Poems

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Whale_barnacle

Puerto Rico elders outnumber the elder numbers in the states.
https://www.psu.edu/news/social-science-research-institute/story/demographers-identify-causes-challenges-rapidly-aging