For a moment,
I close my eyes
and the moment’s gone.
My memories rarely
remain for long.
Soon enough,
today’s moments
are done.
This is Thursday.
It can only be today,
whatever the name.
Today
will never be tomorrow.
Wait and see.
Sun’s third planet
spinning in artificial time,
a wee bit in vast nothingness,
at the whim of some god,
or controlled by
meaningless unmeasured chaos.
I can’t
taste or smell Thursday.
Today sounds are unheard,
there’s nothing to touch.
It’s another day.
And yet,
like a spirit,
unlike
physical, practical things,
each moment of every day
flashes by—
irreplaceable,
never lasting,
instantly
forever gone.
Today is
most valuable.
It’s now.
It’s all we have.
Why can’t it stay?
Look both ways, but all we have is today.
Mind the gaps.
Enjoy life.
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All we have is today.
“Today is not tomorrow” lovely! Yes.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Selma.
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Nice to have a reminder to live in the moment first thing in the morning, before the moments tick away. A thoughtful one, Bill.
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Thank you, Marilyn.
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I’m a firm believer in living each day with intention and joy and appreciation. Not that we don’t have occasional blips 😉
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I can tell. All good things, in my opinion. 🙂
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That’s a good sign, I’m thinking. If you can tell, I’m doing it right. 😉
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You are. Even your blog name, A Delectable Life, says so. Happy Friday.
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With a slight play on the spelling 😉
Happy Friday to you, Bill!
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🙂
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But, now it’s yesterday.
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Ok. And me thinking it’s today again. Wow. I even feel a day younger. 🙂
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An interesting read Bill, I enjoyed learning a bit about contrasting cultures.
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