It is now

Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. Looking deeply at life as it is in the very here and now, the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom. Bhaddekaratta Sutta

There is one moment I have found peace
but not as I was born
screaming.

There is one moment I have found peace
but not whilst awake
dreaming.

There is one moment I have found peace
but not as I lived
dying.

There is one moment I have found peace
and it is now.

Reviews

[Ken e Bujold]

Living in the moment. So often we are cautioned to do so, but as your poem highlights, doing so is seldom as easy as it sounds. Nice meditative poem here Lathe, hope all is well with you over in Wales

ken

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

I think being and living in the moment, standing still, and knowing is the greatest peace of all. Your summation is truth.

[Lathen Griffiths]

Thank you, yes Linda Marie Van Tassell, and at this very moment may I add what a wonderful quill you write with, thank you once again.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

That's very kind of you to say. Thank you so much.