The Joy of Now

Just outside my kitchen window

Against a backdrop of dead leaves

And a threatening gray sky

Two tiny forsythia flowers

Nod in the wind and smile at each other

They seem to be saying

"We are lost and will soon perish

But for now, it is good to be here"

November 20, 2006

Comments: 12

sea gull l. Nov 20, 2006, 12:05pm EST

thank you for putting into words what i was just thinking the other day. this is beautiful and timely. ( is that a word? timely..)

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Mary H. Nov 20, 2006, 12:15pm EST

This is beautiful John! So simply put, yet so profound!

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Anne B. Grote Nov 20, 2006, 12:26pm EST

yes, sometimes those views from the window can be so inspirational and let us know the reamins of the day!

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Aileen F. Nov 20, 2006, 1:59pm EST

So lovely! It's ironic that in my list of connectee's articles this should fall between an article on toilet seat covers and one on a turkey tickle. Thanks for the moment of beauty!

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Cheri D. Nov 20, 2006, 4:57pm EST

"But for now, it is good to be here."

This line reaches far beyond existence. Thank you. Beautifully written.

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Edward Nudelman Nov 20, 2006, 5:18pm EST

very nice, John

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Barbra L. Nov 21, 2006, 12:05am EST

I love the uplifting conversation between the flowers amidst the threat of leaving. Excellent writing, John!

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vijay kumar Nov 21, 2006, 11:18am EST

This poem talks about a short and fading existence in unbelievably simple dialect. Beautiful, deep and elevating.

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HGM Moya Goatley Nov 24, 2006, 7:15pm EST

Thanks, John. It's good to live in the now. Moya

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Barbary Chaapel Nov 25, 2006, 10:24pm EST

John,

This poem means the world to me.

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John Doyle Nov 25, 2006, 11:56pm EST

Thank you all. Liz, I see what is really there. everything else is illusion

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Shelbia C. Jul 14, 2009, 1:16am EDT

This is wonderfully done

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