Slice of Life: Fleeting Moments

I started to make a collage of memories from 2016, but I quickly realized too much had happened to gather it all in a collage.     If you would have asked me about 2016, I would have managed to recall a few highlights.  The images I had collected told a richer story of family, friends, new opportunities, and a bit of adventure.  

Fleeting Moments

years 

roll on 

in fleeting moments.

we try to hold them

in our hearts, 

but memories dim.

we try to capture them

in collected images,

but they're easily lost.

we try to explain them

in words and lines,

but they fade on the page. 

in a year's time

doors open

to new opportunities.

family and friends

gather in celebration, 

share in laughter. 

new places 

offer a chance to revision

our understanding of the world.

each day

the sun rises and sets

the same, yet different.

we search 

for a way to hold 

all of it in our hand.

but moments 

aren't meant to be held,

they're meant to be lived.

each coloring who we are,

preparing us 

for our tomorrow.  

© Cathy L. Mere, 2017 

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