A Moment

His Words,

A whisper

Lost in the wind

A wish

Tossed with a penny in a fountain

A goodbye that lasted longer

But felt like a flash of lightning

As it fades away

The thrill of an early summer bike ride

Watermelon

Cold while the sun is so hot

Dripping and sticky

Sweet and delicious

Filling up your insides

Briefly, for a moment

Laughter

When your eyes are all cried out

Coming from a memory that pops up

But as suddenly as your grin appears

It’s gone

Chased away by the icy cold of the here and now

A pleasant dream

With a cozy ending

Followed by a gentle stirring

As you awake to a sunny day

You stretch

Smile

Full of energy from your mind’s movie

But as your feet touch the floor

The haunting of the same old grind

The car that won’t start

The….

And the….

Plus the…

Send that dream down the drain

Taking with it the joy you felt

A moment

Passes in a minute

Some are lost

‘Cause we are looking in the wrong place

Others

Get called up to remind us

Caution us

Warm our hearts

Or stop our tracks

And somehow

Someway

They are lost

Brushed away like pesky flies

When we choose to focus on

The here and now

The “never will be”

And the lost happenstance

Yet they are there

Happening now

Happening way back when

And some are held in reserve

For later