FINDING THE END IN MAINE

Sometimes I have this dread. A sudden noise can set it off. Anxiety deep down. How's that song go in Show Boat? "That Ol' man river, that ol' man river–– tired of livin' but scared of dying." Overstated 10 fold but those words grip you. I am after all 77. Then there is Maine, which restores my faith in the timeless.