Can't you see where memories are kept bright? Tripping on the water like a laughing girl. Time in her eyes is spawning past life, One with the ocean and the woman unfurled, Holding all the love that waits for you here. Catch us now for I am your future. A kiss on the wind and we'll make the land. Come over here to where When lingers, Waiting in this empty world, Waiting for Then, when the lifespray cools. For Now does ride in on the curl of the wave, And you will dance with me in the sunlit pools. We are of the going water and the gone. We are of water in the holy land of water And all that's to come runs in With the thrust on the strand.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Memory and presence merge; the future is found in the immediate moment of connection.
- In plain terms
- The present holds all time and love if you catch it now.
- What can you take from it?
- The now contains the future and what matters.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does time feel slow?
- How do you stay present?
Another view
The imagery is poetic and may not translate to practical guidance.
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