The Power of Now
 
Heaven knows just when and how 
My bliss-blessed blaze of days will end.
That’s why I prize the here and now.
 
My spirit craves to climb, not cow.
All irksome ills I will transcend. 
Heaven knows just when and how
 
I’ll choke upon a parting Ciao!  
To tune in to the tombstone trend. 
That’s why I prize the here and now – 
 
That’s why I’ve quit the knit of brow  
Plus wring of hand – that wretched blend.
Heaven knows just when and how 
 
My beaten heart will take a bow
And meet the Reaper round the bend. 
That’s why I prize the here and now. 
 
I vow to relish every Wow!
Before I see the scythe descend.
Heaven knows I know just how 
To prize the giddy gift of now.
 
Susan Jarvis Bryant

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