POEM STARTER
Write a poem about a moment in life which seems fleeting.
Maybe it's a moment you wish could last longer, or a short period of pain that goes away.
Fleeting Moments
Life is full of fleeting moments,
Ephemeral yet full of hidden compliments,
They pass by like a silent stream unnoticed,
Waiting for a glimpse reflection to show up and own it,
Yet we are blind since childhood and never notice,
We go through life with everything out of focus,
Sleepwalking, snoring, we remain hopeless,
Yet when we come alive all moments are precious,
Moments may be short lived but last forever,
Just doors leading to more doors awaiting an unforgettable adventure,
Woven into life held together forever,
Mindlessness can show up and take control of you,
It’s only a different view painted with different hues,
We need to open up and we need to choose,
To accept and acknowledge our continue to refuse,
All moments are fleeting and trivial,
So we assume the need to consume,
All moments are eternal and last forever,
But thinking minds invade leaving us never to see what stays true,
Resentment can take root poisoning your life story,
Leaving you down and feeling unworthy,
It’s your journey, no need to hurry,
Just open up and to all that is swirling,
Thoughts are spinning mind is burning,
Come back to returning, feel the pulse of life surging,
Understanding is only the beginning,
Sending love and blessing. Miracles around you are dancing,
Content is the opposite of happiness, waiting for us to realize our destiny!
We deem it our enemy but if we look closely,
We see that contentment and happiness go together wholly, complimentary,
In the complacency of contentment we find,
The heights of happiness that we can climb,
They go together as one they align,
A divine resurrection, a perfect design,
Woven in time with fabric divine,
Moments are fleeting but nothings trivial,
Fully loaded with infinite material,
Free for all but statistically unthinkable,
Stuck in our thoughts it’s like an eternal carnival,
We try to piece together the puzzle, a constant struggle,
Going through life asleep at the wheel,
Never alive numb to all that’s real,
A mindless zombie looking for its next meal,
Moving in a line designed to keep us in Hell,
All is fleeting but nothing is trivial,
The warmth of the sun, the touch from a lover,
Moments colliding as one, miracles waiting to be discovered,
Just beyond the tear cloud they are waiting to be uncovered,
See through the tear cloud full of rain, to a world waiting to be rediscovered,
Beyond the discomfort lies a world unfurled,
I am the suicide silence inside the turmoil,
I am the ameliorate within the spoil,
I’m the grass that sprouts from the soil,
Fleeting moments go by so fast,
If we past attention they will forever last,
We need to see them now before they’re forgotten in the past,
Pay attention to every moment the best you can,
Life is full of lessons and they are the exam,
Learn from them and move on or don’t and repeat them again and again,
Moments pass by in the blink of an eye,
Just be here now for every inhale and sigh,
Fleeting moments are but whispers in the sky,
Accept everything for what it is, and stop trying to try,
Try all you want but you’ll have to try till you die,
Trying is for the sleepwalkers, the mindless paupers,
The wide eyed sleepers, drowning in the waters of,
The tears of the mourners, the mothers, fathers, sons and daughters,
Walk right past the wonder that’s hiding behind every corner,
Fights between spouses, stuck in traffic,
No need for panic the experience itself is pure magic,
Miracles in the proportion volcanic,
Exploding like nebulas truly ecstatic,
In plain sight hidden cryptic,
Mapped out by sages and mystics,
Lost in translation by linguistics and critics,
Making humanity robotic, fighting and killing over semantics,
Nothing is trivial and all is fleeting,
Stop repeating your only deceiving,
Come back to being and see that seeing is freeing
Every moment that is creeping, is fleeting but full of meaning,
Every blink the eye is a greeting, a blessing waiting for receiving,
Slow down open up to the rhythmic symphony,
A Melody of clarity in endless simplicity!!
—TerrySalmon—