a time piece

How do we tame Now, 

make a dance of time, lithely swaying

whirled reverberation from eternity,

twirls of shadow and light, silence and applause.

Like moments cast upon a screen,

all we’ve known, done and seen.

Days linger long, the nights cling longer still.

We learn to trace our steps outside of time,

passing through each movement as we will,

falling in and out of rhyme.

Stray swiftly beyond imagined borders

to possibilities yet unexplored.

Enjoy surprise, the changing tides,

this space in time while you’re alive.

Our world is but a moment.

Take it – play!

Engage with this gift,

this day.

Built on ages

of sun, storm, forces claimed

divine to bring us through though scathed.

Anchoring to tales binding

warmth to warmth,

life to life,

year to year.

Raise a glass to you,

courageous pioneer.

Forward from here