Present Moment Awakening

 

Water stained tree trunks

Restless leaves blowing free

Rain drops falling on happy grass

Storm clouds dark and ominous

A downpour ensues

And I’m drenched in mere seconds

As laughter escapes my lips

Oh how I long to run and play

But I’m standing here silently

Breathing the freshly cleaned air

Inside its warm

But it isn’t warmth I’m looking for

I’m looking for answers while watching a storm

I sigh a little

I breathe slowly in and then slowly out

Anchor myself securely in my body

Become more present than ever I’ve been

And I realize then how alive was a moment

But just the present moment

We forget the infinity a present moment holds

Not only does it spill out in all directions

It moves with us

Where ever it is we go

If only we’d stop to notice

If only we’d stop to just breathe

Maybe look up now and then

See raindrops sailing across tall skyscrapers

See people smiling as they try not to get soaked

Realize this dream is so perfect

In every regard

We too are perfect even in our seeming imperfections

So much here is transient and impermanent

 Like these racing storm clouds - here and then gone

In our rudimentary perception we think is truth

Certain it is so honed and so very keen

Little do we understand the malware that runs deep

And colors our world in colors we might not choose if we were asked

Were I asked I’d pick rosy pink or cerulean blue

Idealistic optimist as always

I didn’t expect that a soul ever could

Fall in love with a moment

And then hold it forever

© 2015 Jaie Hart (photo and words)