Step after step
as I walk on the earth
Hard, soft, wet or dryIt’s still the same and I can’t fathom
that one day I’ll return to it
I banish the thoughtand focus on the sun’s warmth
and the essence of ‘now’
©Vivian Zems
Kim hosts Quadrille Monday -on dVerse poets – a poem of 44 words with the word ‘earth’
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August 28, 2018 at 1:22 am
That’s a good reason to focus on now.
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August 28, 2018 at 2:05 am
Am basking on the sun’s warmth now as its the last days of summer. Focusing on the here and now, is good perspective.
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August 28, 2018 at 2:48 am
Well said – mortality better ignored.
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August 28, 2018 at 2:57 am
Perfect. Bravo!
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August 28, 2018 at 3:25 am
The here and now is so important. I liked your take on this.
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August 28, 2018 at 6:36 am
As I am getting older I often think of the time I return to the earth…better as you write to banish the thought for now…nice poem
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August 28, 2018 at 8:31 am
Hold that thought, Viv:
‘…focus on the sun’s warmth
and the essence of ‘now’’.
It’s amazing to think that there are readers of your poem across the world doing just that!
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August 28, 2018 at 10:55 am
Wow! This is extremely beautiful and wise in this imagery, Viv ❤
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August 28, 2018 at 1:18 pm
The “essence of now” keeps us going after all. A self-reflective write. Well-penned.
-HA
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August 28, 2018 at 2:24 pm
Even when the “now” is turbulent, we are glad and thankful for each day and moment that comes our way.
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August 28, 2018 at 5:28 pm
Living in the moment, some of us forget how. Wonderful Vivian.
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August 28, 2018 at 7:58 pm
Yes the now is better than soil… we know where it will end, but we don’t need to think about it.
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August 28, 2018 at 8:02 pm
Yes, probably best to stay in the “now”…it is said, “we can’t imagine when we were not, or when we will not be”…If we can’t, then we probably shouldn’t…all will take care of itself. xoxoxo
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August 29, 2018 at 1:52 am
Be happy in the now. Grand advice, Vivian!
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September 2, 2018 at 9:38 am
Thanks Sarah!
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