But for a fleeting moment,
I travel back in time
To the days of my youth
And I remember a happening, a tune,
A softly spoken word, a caress;
So real, so very real.
And then it is gone.
I ache for the moment again
But time has played a trick on me.
I am older now,
My youth is spent,
But not the memories of the happy times,
Or the sad times.
Those were the good old days
Although, in my youth, I did not realize it then.
I am older now and wiser
And though I yearn for the past,
I can never return,
But for a fleeting moment,
A moment when time stands still.
Life must go on and I must follow
Leaving my imprint as I journey onward.
Life,
A fleeting moment in the annals of time.
I travel back in time
To the days of my youth
And I remember a happening, a tune,
A softly spoken word, a caress;
So real, so very real.
And then it is gone.
I ache for the moment again
But time has played a trick on me.
I am older now,
My youth is spent,
But not the memories of the happy times,
Or the sad times.
Those were the good old days
Although, in my youth, I did not realize it then.
I am older now and wiser
And though I yearn for the past,
I can never return,
But for a fleeting moment,
A moment when time stands still.
Life must go on and I must follow
Leaving my imprint as I journey onward.
Life,
A fleeting moment in the annals of time.
James Julius Catalyn (1940 - 2018) Bahamas
Source: James' personal website
Source: James' personal website
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