Living in the Now


 Not to look back with regret,
nursing the slights, pondering
 what ifs, wallowing in the failures,
nor to look forward with dread,
projecting the worst to happen.

Just to be present to the now
with all its undefined borders,
its humdrum activities, its ordinary
scraps of conversation that make up
most of our lives. It is enough
to be aware of the tidbits
that fill our days, an insight,
a song, a quote, a kindness, a smile,
 a sinking sun – precious things
we take for granted yet worth
the trouble to notice, to delight in,
to be grateful for.


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