The Day is Here and Now
CXIII.
LA JOUR
Behold the day
Which is here,
Within its time, itself;
Give its full due.
Itself, no fragments
Of the past;
Now, the present,
Not retrograde, behind.
Imagining the past amuses,
Absorbs, uses this.
Live in this moment,
And receive itself In kind.
Be in abundant real,
Use all of It, its way.
Living happens in the day,
Within, alive and true.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Softening - here to there
Firming - there to here
Balancing.
Focusing
Everywhere
Here and now.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Moment to Moment - Mancini
Hurry up and sleep;
Tomorrow
Comes too soon
Too late
To waste much time
In slumber.
To bed by two;
Up by eight or nine
Won't do.
A lantern smuggled
Under sheets
Or staying up till dawn
May yield a yawn
Or sleepy nod ~
But not catch-22!
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Today
I have no inspired words
To write.
I simply need
A confidante.
And here it is
Today.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Tomorrow is today now.
It seemed so clear before.
Now it has arrived,
It's all of that and more.
Lady said my stars are good
My path will be elite.
But warning: - if I miss a signal,
It will bring me defeat.
I pondered that and let it go,
Her 'knowing' all she saw for me.
I prefer to see my chances here,
Trusting now myself, you see.
If stars and fates and destiny
Align so well up high
Then I'll perceive the way that's shown, -
Myself, my soul and I.
No other knows what's best,
Her crystal ball? - just hers.
I'll follow my own light,
No crystal ball deters.
If to succeed or falter -
If chosen path is true -
I'll navigate my path,
Delighting in its view.
There is no mystic magic,
No 'something' beyond reach.
We must take and make our 'destiny'.
To live, to learn and teach.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
To me you are so many things.
New dimensions form my view.
My joy, my breath, my bane.
Smooth and remote
As a caterpillar's wings;
As glossy, as bright
As sunbeams
Sparkling in the rain.
Bringing all I am, will be,
Ever so far, now near,
Infusing dreams anew.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
WIND CHIMES
T o d a y ~
Wind chimes ring their song,
Yet there is no wind.
This song seems unknown to me
Yet it has ever been.
I know the lyrics,
Yet there are no words.
I almost reach out
To touch its music.
Yet no song is there,
Only - the silenced wind chimes
T o d a y ~
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Comments
Congratulations, Nellieanna, on winning the Best Poet Award! "I prefer to see my chances here,Trusting now myself, you see." Well here you are, took a chance and got yourself read and loved. Your poems are heartfelt and beautiful, a reflection of your spirit. (Love the page breaks too!)
Only 50 comments. Somehow that does not seem like enough for fairy dust and pixie smiles and fireflies at dusk.
There is no time like the present, make good of each second of our day. We age as the clock ticks away, so let's cherish each and every moment this short window of time offers up. I to favor as drbj notes as her choice words you penned. Beautifully scribed as always my brilliant poet. Hugs.
Nellieanna my dear,
I really needed some poetry today and what better place to find it. Thank you my fellow poet
Love Love Love! these words, thoughts, emotions--very timely for me at this moment in my life. I believe the divine truly guides circumstances sometimes.
Love you, your niece
Admirablement écrit .. a aimé votre approche au sujet. C'était la première fois que j'ai lu vos écritures et attendre impatiemment plus.
Merci de partager vos pensées...
Very beautiful writing as always. In His Love, Faith Reaper
very nice I love your creativity
Yeah, I guess I'm a bit of a HP oldie! Started, stopped, etc. You're always so supportive of my work too - I do appreciate it.
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Beautiful, moving poetry, Nellieanna.
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really nice, magical...
Nellieanna - your beautifl poetry continually resonates with me but I was drawn especially to these four lines:
"There is no mystic magic,
No 'something' beyond reach.
We must take and make our 'destiny'.
To live, to learn and teach."
You have distilled the essence of living within those precious lines. Brava!
High school kids have a lot to say. I teach students with disabilities. Many of them have very much to say. It would most benefit them. They may get positive feedback. That would boost their confidence (which many are lacking). I would give them time to post a hub in class. I would work it into my lesson. I would only read it if they wanted me to do so. All I would need to see is that they have posted a hub for them to get a grade.
divine-Martie said it all
Nellie, I teach high school. They stay up very late and sleep during first block (90 min). Some are considering joining hub pages. That's exciting!
As always, beautiful and divine. So true: "We must take and make our 'destiny'. To live, to learn and teach."
I am in awe of your wisdom, Nellieanna, as always :)
Hi Nellieanna! What lovely set of poems! I played the video as I read them all the way. Such a soothing feeling!
We do not hold a crystal ball and yes, it is just 'hers'. But I do wish to see what my dreams tell me when I am in my best slumber. Our hopes do tell what will come out of every hope if when we follow its wishes. But if we feel tired and there is restraint to pursuing that 'something', let us keep it that way, rest assured it will come back to us at a different time when we are ready. The crystal ball is hers; our crystal ball is in our dreams... :)
You are a lovely lady, Nellieanna! Hugs to you!
I find it hard to believe that your attendance anywhere could be accounted to boring. I am certain that you elevated a dismal display into a day to be remembered. The thing about people watching is somebody is also watching you. Of course with you discretionary and sly stealth, I suspect you are quiet proficient at so adventurous an escapade.
The butterflies are about their business and the garden muses in their appearance, but which butterfly is most beautiful? the garden ask. The beauty lies in which ever one is before you now, answers the moment.I think the beauty of your poetry is in the abundance of butterflies. Each in turn, to a given moment. Each in turn, to glorify the garden!
Welcome back from the roarin 20's
beautiful poetry!! i am finding some great work here on my first day on hubpages, i only hope i can match stuff like this! voted up and awesom :)
Lovely renovations of renaissance philosophy
I used these as part of a lesson today. My kids had soooo much to say about getting to sleep late and waking up early for school and added that they hate when teachers wake them up! Ha! I was the same way. I hope you don't mind that I used some of these poems. I gave you full credit.
Another Nellieanna classic. To me it's like sipping Amaretto, sweet and intoxicating. Beautiful...
Today is the most important day we have, and you make the point well and beautifully!
Nellie, beautiful poetry my dear. such a varied amount! hard to choose which was my favorite so i pick them all!!! great hub, Nellie, i love to see apoet wrie and express the thoughts in their mind so freely.
Beatiful. Myfavorite today is Tomorrow is today now. The Alone video is very soothing. Thanks Nellieanna
Much interesting.
Stay well
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