Now or Never

So short is the life we're living.

and will soon be as if we're dreaming.

Like flash of light that disappear so quickly,

so we will as we fade slowly from memories.

The time to plant a seed is now.

Or we would live a life without a path.

I'll Ink down so many as much as I can

Before it is too late to say goodbye.

Author's Note

Just reflecting on life.

What do you think?

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Life is fragile. We are just a seed in the overall picture of time. We don't know how long we have here. It is up to us to make a mark. Some people take up the challenge, others let it slip by. To some it is important, to others not. Get your pen working Kay. A meaningful write.

Chris

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Thank you for the powerful perspective, Chris.
Hope you've been doing well.

[Chris Shaw]

All reasonable my friend and I hope your world is being kind to you :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my friend.
"The time to plant a seed is now.
Or we would live a life without a path.
I'll Ink down so many as much as I can
Before it is too late to say goodbye."
The above lines are necessary for us to know proper life. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Beautiful
I love this
Life is a flash it really is
I look back on growing up my parents both gone for years now and others I wonder if it was all but a dream 😴

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

That's how life is. Like illusion, it disappeared as if it was not there in the first place.

Thank you so much for this lovely contribution, Julie.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Wise words that should be lived every day. For life in its brevity grants us so little time to leave behind memories for those who love us. So that we may live a bit longer after our passing in the heart that we touch. Thank you for sharing your thoughtful poem with us.

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Thank you for your wonderful contribution, Carlos.
We only have this short time.

[Ted Kniffen]

As I wrote many, many years ago

Yesterday has been and gone
today is in between
tomorrow just another day
I have never seen.

Time is fleeting ... before you know it, you're pushing three-quarters of a century wondering how it happened.

Good one Kay

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

You are right Ted.
Time pass so quickly.

[John the Baptist]

In truth, the now is all we ever really have. The past is a dream, the future a guess. If we don't value and utilize the now, we are ignoring the only reality there is. The poem illustrates this truth well.

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Thank you for your wonderful review, John.
And that's true. Now is the only reality we have at the moment.

[Betty Hermelee]

Life is too short; it seems to pass us by too quickly; So, in a blink of an eye, get busy, have a path, do as many things as you like that give you pleasure. Write, think, philosophize, meditate, love another, be an activist for justice; but don't stand still. I like your comparison to life as a dream; gone in a split second or not even remembered. Well written and a very relevant.
Warm Regards,
Betty

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

That's it Betty.
Utilizing the present rightly is the biggest chance we ever have.
Thank for your wonderful response.

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

reminds me of a Julian Lennon song..."and it's much too late for goodbye"---

yes, this captures the heart of life.....live it or it will be over before you get a chance to.
nicely done, Kay,
j.

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Thank you for that reference, Jacob.
We have to live while we can.

[barleygirl]

Despite my knowing your message is spot-on, I also wonder how many humans, given the curse of "free will" can actually do as you suggest? I mean, everyone gives a little bit, thinking they're giving more than they are, but most people are not willing to live a life of any great sacrifice, just to be remembered as a good person. For you, personally, (in your poem) this sounds like it's a decision made, tho (((HUGS)))

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

Thanks for your insight, Margie.
It's been so long.