The Gift of Now

Look back, our heads allow,

only to a certain degree—

a flicker, a shadow, a distant hum

of who we used to be.

And the future? Even further still,

beyond the horizon’s bend—

a place unknown, like rainbow’s end,

where hopes and wishes blend.

But here, here is life, alive and bright,

unfolding before our eyes,

in the warmth of breath, in morning light,

under these fleeting skies.

Life dances here,

beneath this present sky;

in breaths we take, in steps we make,

and moments passing by.

What’s gone has left its mark,

a trail of learned and lost,

yet dwelling there, we’re caught somewhere,

and moving forward costs.

So plant your feet today,

in soil that’s firm and true;

let past and future fade away,

the now is here for you.

In the now, find joy,

the quiet gifts that stay,

for here in this brief, boundless breath,

is where we live today.

This moment holds the weight of all,

the heartbeats that we know,

so touch it, taste it, heed its call—

it’s here, it’s now, it’s home.