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On Being Present

3rd December 2007 by Don Iannone

 

Don’t look back, you’ll only see

A faint, disappearing reality

Your past may beckon, set it free

Things behind you, let them be

 

Ahead of you, the future lies

Much to come, a surprise

Look ahead, if you will

But careful not, the present kill

 

Always in the now you are

Dangling even, from afar

Soon enough, the future comes

Now again, it becomes

 

Time escapes all of us

In between, we are thus

No matter where you are sent

Try your best, be present

 

Note: Don Iannone is the author of two published poetry books. Stilling the Waters was published in 2005 by Medicine Wheel Publishing, and Walks in Life’s Sacred Garden, which was released in May 2007 by BookSurge (an Amazon.com company).

 

Gears: Nikon D50 and Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM APO lens

Location: Merang River mouth, Setiu, Terengganu

Processing: Contrasting using Adobe PSCS2, cropped for 6:7 aspect

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