Now

I wish love conquered over fear more often— I try to remember that life is full of what-ifs but the definites are here with us—awaiting embrace— here in the present. We can face these fears or let them devour what we treasure most. And we can never love completely till we focus on what we have and WHO we have… now— not then, nor soon.

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J.W. Earnings

Date: 7/7/2023 8:26:00 PM

Lovely and great poem!

James Peranteau

Date: 4/23/2023 8:00:00 PM

read "One" thru "Seven"...the second write uv mine ever to have the pensive sad ending...your write came through dear poet, and i'm certain many uv your friends concur....come back sooon or i'll keep reading your writes!....much love, james

David Scott

Date: 3/2/2023 10:17:00 AM

that's me to a t living in the moment time passing by sometimes too many distractions in life especially into days world time waits for nobody in a subjective sense xxxx

Duke Beaufort

Date: 1/22/2023 4:36:00 PM

BTW, I also love the title. You are so good with words!!

Duke Beaufort

Date: 1/22/2023 4:35:00 PM

We try in this life, as you point out, to live in the moment and not outside of it. However, the brain does not always answer to the commands of our will. There's all that stuff in there that seems to have a will of its own. What a struggle to do the right thing and life a good life. Did I tell you I always liked the film Forbidden Planet? In the end, we're affected by our evolution from other life forms. Your words tell it all.

Justin Bordner

Date: 12/23/2022 2:06:00 PM

Love is always alive in real time Poetess...Justin

Stephan McBride

Date: 12/19/2022 6:52:00 AM

Indeed, it's available just not many seek it , hate can not defeat hate, we can't allow hate from others to create hate within us, and we can't really know love until we are grafted into the living vine , then we see how love conquers all, for it conquers oneself first into this new mind and love