Suspending time,
memories slid into view,
softened treasures cherished,
blackened edges honoured
~ yesterday’s blossoms of
learning, knowing and feeling.
Suspending time,
memories slid into view….
“As long as there are memories, yesterday remains.”
~ Billy Joel, pianist
Entertaining choices:
not all that entertaining
when seen as drudgery or
maybe challenging to the soul.
Both involve a deep breath but
that’s where the similarity ends.
Housework chores are visible
~ have a beginning and an end.
Fears, nervousness, anxieties
creep in slowly, silently
Colouring today, tomorrow and
yesterday in shades of darkness
that can’t be washed away until
tiny fragments of courage and hope
allow small steps and choices
to blossom and brighten each moment.
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
~ Nelson Mandela
(1918 ~ 2013)
Yesterday remembers
plans pushed aside for
plans from the day before
forgotten and revived
Yesterday remembers
the crazy busyness of the phone
or someone coming to the door or
breaking a favourite ornament
Yesterday remembers,
in the midst of today,
as a dream that vanishes
all frayed and gauzy.
Yesterday remembers
what must be done today with
hope that we will pick up the
loose threads and weave a new tapestry.
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”
~ H.G.Wells, writer
(1866 ~ 1946)
