As I Age: The Play of Light on Water
By Leon Brown, Jr.
As I Age: The Play of Light on Water
like leaves
floating and flying
from careless
autumn trees
the days
keep tumbling
dragging
zooming by….
heedless of my
grandiose dreams
my lofty
aspirations,
morphing
into weeks and months
and years and
years
i finally
understand
that each moment
is a thousand lifetimes
and each lifetime -
fleeting and ephemeral -
is but a breath,
a sigh….
no need to grasp, to desire
it is enough to be, to exist -
to glow
like the play of light on water. - Leon Brown, Jr.
About Leon
I am retired, but remain an active observer of our beautiful, but often cruel and dysfunctional world. After 73 years on the planet, I've gained much insight into the political and social realities that are stifling our progress, and remain uncertain about our future. I currently reside in a foreign country (Utah).
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