New Poetry by Milton P. Ehrlich

Beyond the Next Horizon

I’m entering the final decade of my life

and will wait for my next transformation.

I don’t plan to spend any more of my savings—

knowing my money could be enjoyed

by the extended family I leave behind.

And when my turn comes to leave,

I hope it surely happens as seamlessly

as getting on my warm winter jacket

and fitting my arms into the sleeves.

- © Milton P. Ehrlich 2021

Milton P. Ehrlich Ph.D. is an 89-year-old psychologist and a veteran of the Korean War. He has published poems in Poetry Review, The Antigonish Review, London Grip, Arc Poetry Magazine, Descant Literary Magazine, Wisconsin Review, Red Wheelbarrow, and the New York Times