Juliet Wilkinson Poet Free verse

NOW

NOW
We are born of the light, from the womb to infancy, to adolescence, to adulthood then becoming elderly.

Always seeking from which we came, we live, we love, we laugh, we fear, we feel pain and we mourn.

Then our soul leaves this body, and transforms back to which we came
back to the earth, back to the elements, back to the light, then we start all over again.

" THE TIME IS NOW"
Not the pass, not the future, but right now, living in the now.
For all that we have at this moment in time is now.

Be blessed for nothing in this life is guaranteed, so live each day as a new life and be kind to each other.

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rhaya artlyy September 15, 2026 at 7:06 AM I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist, and I'd love to help bring your story to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@ akiraa_artly

Alison A Smith nee Howarth September 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM A moving, life-affirming free verse reflection. The poem’s cyclical movement—from light, through every stage of life, and back again—gives it a gentle spiritual breadth, while the repeated emphasis on “now” brings its message into immediate, human focus. Its closing call for gratitude and kindness feels sincere, comforting, and beautifully aligned with the poem’s reflective tone.