In March of ‘64
A dislocation ended
Gymnastics for me
No longer able
To compete at my high school
Killed my scholarship
A tragedy but
A true blessing in disguise
It changed everything
I didn’t make the team
I transferred from ISU
Then to NIU
There met my first wife
Eleven years of great bliss
Sadly though she passed
There were other stops
Some were happy some were sad
But life continued
Then ‘97
The convention in Dallas
Met Laurie this time
If no injury
No transfer to NIU
Wouldn’t have met Lana
Unintended stops
Often tragic, often sad
Changes life’s end points
Markers in my life
Have taken me to Laurie
Give thanks for life now
