Live free and prosper

inspired by my brother...

Wishing stars float right above

Jumping regrets try to reach

But the past is too heavy

And the future is just a day dream

The ghost of Christmas present beckoning you

In the here and the now

We are nothing more than this moment

Nothing less

 

Wanting to be content

Hoping to get there

Missing actions

 

In those time machines clocks still tick

Your days are numbered

Youthful spirits obscure reality

 But Death is infinite

With no tomorrows promised

We are all called to live free and prosper

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

The trick is figuring out what it is to prosper. Loved this write. Mia.

[Mia]

Thank you Pryde! I'm glad you stopped by and that you enjoyed this.

[Coyote Poetry]

"We are all called to live free and prosper"
To be born and die is a guarantee. A wise person tried to enjoy the in between. No weakness in the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Mia]

Thank you Coyote, glad to have you by...I'm honoured by your compliment!

[Coyote Poetry]

Hello dear Mia and Merry Christmas.

[Lydia Shutter]

We need to enjoy every day....cherish every moment with our loved ones. Unfortunately, too many of us wish our lives away..."I will be happy when..." is a very dangerous line. We need to find reasons to be happy today...and every day. What a beautifully written poem with an important life lesson!

[Mia]

The saddest thing is wishing your life away…when I’m thinner, when I’m richer…living for a tomorrow that isn’t promise…ai! It’s become a culture…enough is never enough and happiness is material…another ai! Thank you for the visit, you’re very insightful and I enjoy that! Enjoy this moment and the happiness you created :)

[Frieda P]

Exactly Mia, but how many of us actually do this, we need constant reminders to stay in the moment and live in the present....it reminds of Winnie the Pooh, ha, yes can you tell I work with kids, when Pooh asks what day it is and piglet says today, Pooh answers 'my favorite day', we should all learn a lesson from your poetry and Pooh. ;-)

[Mia]

You have no idea how happy I am right now…the fact that you thought of Winnie the Pooh is the greatest compliment…he is my Yoda! THANK you, really you’re the best….cherry on top :)

[Frieda P]

That's too funny, after I posted it, I said to myself, did you really write that out loud..lol, always my pleasure Mia, and Pooh as Yoda, he'd think that better than honey! ;-)

[Antonio Valentino]

We are nothing more than this moment
Nothing less

its art like this that separates days into moments..

its art like this that lets you, live on

that and all the things we pass down

in that way, no one has ever died

wonderful my friend :)

[Mia]

Thank you Antonio, you always have a wonderful way of seeing things and putting things…I love it and always look forward to it! Your visits always bring joy, thank you my friend!

[Antonio Valentino]

and my visits with you recieve much joy as well..

have a wonderful weekend dear friend :)

[Dye]

How very true Mia. Live in the moment and for the now. The reality is that the day will come where we won't be able to, whether it be from death, illness, old age or just circumstance.

"But the past is too heavy

And the future is just a day dream"

Very well written!!

[Mia]

Hello Lady Dye...ever kind and always appreciated! Live in the now...absolutely...it makes sense...past you is dead and future you hasn't been born...I don't get why anyone tries to resist it. Again thank you lovely lady!

[Baby Ricochet]

Live free and prosper. Live fast die young. Live for tomorrow, live for today, just pick one

[Mia]

Definitely not live for tomorrow...you may never get there! Hope you're good baby, thanks for the visit!

[Great Aunt Astri]

We never know what tomorrow will bring, so it is a good idea to get it right now. A poem on a big subject!