Splashes

A wonder

My young eyes

Widening as water spouts

In a million directions asunder

The childlike urge to run under

And dance as though in a storm

Thunder

Sloshing footsteps

And jovial exclamations

T-shirt sticks to skin

Licking ice cream stains away

Soaking wet we run and play

Tomorrow never dares to cross our minds

Today

We live

And make memories

Little artists of creation

The playground rolls the tape

We belly laugh, our mouths agape

And remind our parents how to live

Give

Every part

Of your being

To this moment now

Let it linger and last

Lest we let it wander past

Like drops of water lost in wind

Don’t spend life waiting for life to begin