Thoughts in the Glass of Time

I miss the possibilities,

the open-ended themes

allowed free rein and unfettered interpretation.

I miss the endless seconds

passing through the hourglass of life’s days.

I miss the heat of idealism

and the energy burning

without obvious cause

and to spilled effect.

Mostly, I miss the sense that

more days are ahead of me

than are behind me.

But I do not miss

the uncertainty of self,

nor the pain of new love

tattered by tears in the fabric of lives.

Nor do I miss the innocence

of the first blood of riotous adulthood.

Instead, I look

to the quickening of pulse

in the frost of my autumn,

to the moment of peace within the day

when horizon is lost

within the colors of dusk,

and to when I can hold the hand

of my beloved

into the thickening night,

and feel the pulse of our two bodies

merge in time.

copyright/All rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2012

Reviews

[ba_mcfarlane]

You are preaching to the congregation, this one, anyway. For everything that has passed, there s something ahead. And when I can't see that, there is always this moment, this chance to live more fully.
This wonderful works says all of that to me. Bravo.

[Heather]

I had to put this into my library, so beautiful and such wisdom in this writing.

[FJ Davis]

Wisdom made art; made soaring inspiration; made lingering warmth.
In any arena, Audrey, your poetry would have to be taken seriously!

[asdarkeyesclose]

'Instead, I look
to the quickening of pulse
in the frost of my autumn,'

i can relate to the last lines of this poem of spending precious time with a loved one. to love life is important and make the most of time. fantastic.

[Forest Green]

Sensuality with the origins of self and combination of two like minds.

Time moves us along but we always maintain some connection with the newness of the past.

Excellent poem...!

[John Fitzgerald]

quite interesting, very digestable and easy flow.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

you know how much I love this one...........

[...]

. beautiful ... absolutely beautiful ...
. the sense of balance in your words is inspiring ...

[Ed Hart]

oh wonderful life, full and rich, and time for all things...i love the life in your words