Scenes from the Journey: Forgotten Times

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Fret not over what you have forgot.

The passing of the years is not your doing.

No blame to you for that.

Nor for losing the memory of those passed years.

In fact, the downside might be the memories retained:

of drama, omissions, transgressions.

What perverse mind keeps hold of these

and loses the times of joy?

The forgotten times are gone

so let them go.

Fill up the space they leave

with this month's cozy feelings,

this week's friendly encounters,

today's bursts of bright orange and red.

Hang on to what now is,

not what once was.

Or better still, forget

the hanging-on business altogether

(and if you know anything it is how to forget)

and simply observe your life it flows past.

Scenes from the Journey