The Past:
Essential,
Evanescent,
Enlightening;
A futile dwelling place.
The Future:
Potent,
Possible,
Potential;
An eventual resting place.
The Present:
Fact,
Focus,
Forceful;
A place of power.
The past has gone;
The future beckons;
Nothing exists but now.
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Drat! You even do poetry/deep thoughts better than I can manage. I’ll blame it on old age, especially because short term memory is being troublesome this morning. Oh. Right. I was going to agree with you about poetry being very subjective until I saw yours which expresses a basic existential principle in very understandable yet artistic terms. What to do now? *Wanders off into the distance scratching his head.*
Peace, Doc
Think the cynical psychologist has said it all – captured perfectly.
Polly
The future starts WHEN?
Love it 🙂
Hi Colin,
Thanks for dropping by.
Now I’m beginning to see why the future never happens, if we’re always stuck in the present.
Enjoy your weekend.
Polly
HI, I SIMPLY LOVE YOUR PEOTRY DARLING. PEN X
Like it
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"What do I know?" you asked in your comment. In my (possibly biased) opinion, lots. Especially if you like my haiku. I will admit to the belief that maybe about 10% are good, but am not convinced that the proverbial roomful of monkeys and typewriters couldn’t do better. At least they are meaningful to me, and thus have served the purpose I had in mind when writing them. Thanks for the ego boost, though. Old people like that.
Peace, Doc
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