This is Now.
sunlight ripples
dappled shadows on the fish pond
no koi wanders the waters
no goldfish, finches
no goldfinches, I giggle
as visions of suave, smooth 007 clouds my eyes
just visions
soft tendrils of memory
of stories read and stories watched
fables muttered by long ago voices
my grandmother's in a faraway land
scents of jasmine, sandalwood
5 senses alive, adrift, awash
with my 6th sense of delight
of wonder of possibility of adventures
yet to be lived
That was Then.
Then and Now..
i am not so different i am sure
though decades ooze from then into now
though my heart is scratched
bruised limbs, dreams and dented expectations
my soul remains
eyes open wide in wonder
I am alive
dimpled, dappled by the sunlight
swimming through my days and nights
leaping like no koi, no no goldfish, no finches, no goldfinches
rippled joy, steepled dreams and joy savoured
fished from my experiences and dreams
reeled in, hunted, gathered
like the hunter gatherers we all are
knitted together
weaved in wonder
clothed in relish
pickled in my own age
i am i am i am
i exult
with every heartbeat....
