Fortune for the Day – “Joy and sorrow are the shade and light of life; without light and shade no picture is clear.” – Hazrat Inayat Khan
Readers, Sundays aren’t just for football. (But hey, Happy Super Bowl Sunday!) Here at Adulting- Second Half, Sundays are reserved for the poetic side of ourselves. Every Sunday, I share a poem and I ask you to share your poems in the Comments. It’s a nice way to dive into the heart a little bit, before the often analytical work week begins.
Life is Love
Perhaps one of the sweetest gifts of aging,
Is a paused appreciation,
Of just about everything.
A wisdom, a hilarity, a knowing,
A peacefulness,
Comes in at the lulls,
more than it every came before.
In the paused moment,
Gazing at the wonder of it all,
Choosing to put the internal narrator on mute,
Even for the slightest moment,
Brings beautiful calming clarity.
The slowing down that comes from growing older,
Inevitably brings more gifted pauses,
All to remind me of one truth,
Life is Love.
Thank you. I appreciate your insight and reminders. Theres some reminders that dont stay with me and just dont think of often. Unfortunately, they are quickly washed away by the hectic life. I appreciate the reminders.
Thanks Kit!
I like your poem. It’s so true. And at the end of life, that’s all that’s left.
And maybe all that is really there . . . .
So true…
Simon and Garfunkel said it best:
“Long ago it must be
I have a photograph
Preserve your memories
They’re all that’s left you”
Oh, so true.