Lucky Me - Finally [rev] Poem by Margaret Alice Second

I'm so glad we're moving again - from Kingsley
to the Van Wyk Louw-Gebou; as my colleagues
debate merits of this new building, I am jogging
on the spot ready to go taking the 6th floor stairs
while breathlessly singing ‘valderi, valdera', & it
really sounded good, maybe I should sing softly
only when out of breath; lunch was spent

Walking 2 kilometres to check my speed should
my beloved agree that I meet him down Madiba
Street walking 4 blocks to Nelson Mandela Way;
how apt since Mandela is my hero, and this will
compensate for Ulrike leaving the Department;
it will also afford me incentive, and opportunity,
to take exercise seriously - maybe lose weight

It's a challenge to face the chaos and confusion,
such sweet frustration which feels like a game -
and it's going to be fun, with shops & restaurants
galore near the new building & new thoughts and
feelings to be engendered while discovering new
beings in the vicinity, walking in golden sunshine
singing while swinging my bag - yes, this is a

Very good thing, oh, happy lucky me - finally!