House II

She defends
Her house her
Lifestyle her dog
Her final perimeter
Of independence after
A lifetime of achievement
Followed by the slow retreat
Of age-dimming memories
Cutting her losses falling
Back to her house her
Refuge from what
Others think she
Should do but
In her garden
House she
Holds the
Line safe
Awhile
Until
Viking
Endgame,
Her Ragnarok.