Savoring The Moment-Poetry Contest
Savoring The Moment
There so many moments that happened in my life, That I wanted time to stand still
All I wanted was to Savor the moment, To absorb all of the joy or pain that moment brought to my life
Kindergarten, My first day of school, It was forty-five years ago and I still remember everything
about that day
The first time I tried riding a bike
The first time I lost someone dear to me, My Grandma that called me her "Lollipop"
My high school graduation, I remember every face, every goodbye, every dream I had for the future
The day I met my first love, Thirty-Six Years ago, Four Children and divorce
Yet, I still remember the moment our eyes met, his first touch
I remember the place, what he was wearing, his smile and his first words.
When I had my first real kiss, underneath the lamp post when he walked me home
from his house
The Wedding Day of my first marriage and the life afterwards that seem to go by like the flicker of light, the pain and joy of that time
When I first became a Mother, double joy, they are twins
The births of my other three children, I remember every moment, every pain, the joy after the pain
The second time love found me
The Wedding Day of my second marriage
My own mortality and how I see age creeping on me like when the moon covers the sun
The day I buried my brother, because I knew when it was all over,
I had to leave him, In a hole, In the ground
Every time I fell for love, that feeling of hope and joy
The agony of when I realized it was just infatuation
A good day at work, A raise or promotion
Every time I accomplished something, completed something, followed something to the end
I savor the times when I realized that bad times don't last forever and I knew from experience that happiness was around the corner
The time with family, realizing that one day I will also be just a memory
The Grandchildren the next generation of hope and promise, and I want to stay around and watch them grow and conqueror their own little part of the world
I wish I could savor the moment I held each of them for the first time and they looked in my face and smiled
I remember when I was considered Young and Beautiful, I only have one question
Does that now make me old and beautiful?
The time in my life when I realized there was a God that watched over me
Even during the times when I wasn't doing a good job watching over myself
When grief led me blindly through the streets
looking for love and comfort in all the wrong places
Yes, I remember the day the Lord showed up like an old friend and told me it will be OK
You will make it through, tomorrow will be better
I remember the time when I thought living here was better than being here, and the love of God
would not allow my spirit to leave this Earth
My Sundays, A time for just me and God, when I put aside all of the cares of life
For Worship and Praise
So, I have learned to live in the moment
Suck it all up and in for everything that it is worth
Because a day is like a vapor and doesn't pass this way again!
This poem is about the moments in my life that I easily remember. Does this represent the total sum of a life? No, However, I believe as we live, we all run into the days that we want to stand still, that we wish were frozen in time, and we wish would last, till we have had enough or want to let go. It could be as joyful as a birth or a sad as a funeral. It is the letting go of the moment that passes by rather you agree or not. So, I become aware of these moments and take it all in, demand a picture or write a poem, something that will make this time last forever even after it has gone. Life is fleeting and maybe one has to live awhile before they can really know, how precious every breath of life can be? I guess we all remember the important moments of our lives. The only painful thing about remembering is looking back and knowing that you cannot go back, the past cannot be done or redone, you cannot put it in the microwave of time and reheat it and add a little seasoning to make it better. The past is gone and you must live in the future and try to live better, love better and hopefully do better.
