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Tethered To a Moment

Amazing how quickly the tick of the minutes subsides Becoming the hours that passed so quickly away, While we were not concentrating on the movement of time Certainly unaware that it was stealing our relevance, While our souls moved imperceptibly toward the unknown We sometimes spoke of our future, but before we knew it, The future had become our ne’er-lingering, e’er-fleeting past And when we felt tethered to a moment, it was momentary Indeed, and grasping to it tightly as we could, it slipped away, Yet, faint recall catches us simpering over the distant past Attempting to recapture moments we were of self denied. written August 24, 2021 especially for "This Or That, Vol 6" Poetry Contest sponsored by Edward Ibeh

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Sotto Poet

Date: 8/24/2021 7:40:00 PM

Milton, you've created a fantastic poem. From the first to the last verse, the flow of words is remarkable. Time does fly by, and there is nothing we can do about it. I wish you the best of luck with the contest.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/24/2021 9:22:00 PM

Thank you so much for the encouragement, Lasaad.