In One Moment

In One Moment In one moment, naked branches will bloom, And be flush with green leaves and flowers, And they can bear the sweetest ripest fruit, Before the leaves turn brown and scattered, And icy winter comes to embrace the world. In one moment, sand dunes rise like sphinx, Standing vigil through time as silent sentries, Strong and constant against the tempest sea, A life of, forming, shifting, taking, giving back, Then, gone forever beneath a rogue steel wave. In one moment, the greatest love will be born, And will keep us whole and keep us nurtured. We will be immersed so fully and deeply in it, And it will be a light and constant companion, Until it is gone as quick as dark blinking eyes. In one moment, the carousel will turn and turn, And the yellow lights will be iridescent and alive. You will know then, that the ride ends too soon, The dobby horse paint now cracked and peeling, A life once lived, here and gone, in one moment.