Best Poems Written by Rick Cooper

It's a World of Threes

Past, Present, Future.
They are all Now. 
In the disappointing Present, 
I desire the unfulfilled Dream of Future,
Yet i am Plagued by memories and comparisons of bittersweet Past.

With the wisdom of Experience
Borne of the poor judgment Past
I Now design new, exciting, self-pleasing dreams of Future,
While Over looking Now's current irritants, absurdities & restraints, 
With Avoidant resolve not to repeat Past,
With hoped for, yet cloudy illumination,  i pretend the focus of Zen,
Now I endeavor to design Future, 
To correctly relive, relearn my self-delusions of Past.


May my Now designed Future Past, 
Result in better memories & the fulfillment of easy contentment 
All Too be looked back at fondly  
In that endlessly, forever moving target:
Past recollections of my soon to be Future Now.

Copyright © Rick Cooper | Year Posted 2011