O mind of mine, why do you lurk in the past ?
When you ought to live in the present
And build magnificent dreams for the future
I do see dreams, paving way to the future
Yet they are all prejudiced by the past
Confounding my existence in the present
O silly mind, life happens in the present
Only in its garden bloom flowers of future
Not in the pleasured placebos of the past
But in the pleasant presence of the present
Choosing those three end-words - past, present, future - definitely helped weave the thoughts together... And although you broke the tritina pattern in the envoy, I do appreciate how you decided to use words of consonance to underline the key word 'present', and thus your theme of living life fully in the present.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sam!
DeleteI failed to notice that the envoy also has a pattern as I was doing a bit of multitasking - working on a project release and the tritina simultaneously :)
I do a lot of multitasking as well, I can sympathize. Good work nonetheless!
Deletenice...this really comes together well with a great message on how to live life...
ReplyDeleteThank you Brian! :)
Deletehope you are doing well...
Deleteawesome Ummi, you write very well
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Divvi :)
DeleteIt really does seem that we do have to spend some time thinking about the past as we make our way to the future. No harm in that, I don't think, unless we dwell TOO much in the past. A fine and thoughtful write.
ReplyDeleteReflective poem on what it is to live
ReplyDeleteA thoughtful poem....!!
ReplyDeleteswirl it round and round
I love that "pleasured placebos" of the past I have a lot of trouble staying in the present as well, honestly I have trouble getting swept up in my own thoughts in general
ReplyDeleteIndeed too many people live in the past...this poem is a good reminder to stay focused on the present.
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