A VISIT

The hours tick away,
the moment I board
the plane approaches
and i will be with her soon,
awaiting the results
of the latest scan
which will predict
her future, the need
to invent and invoke
a Plan C, that no one
wishes to consider yet.
She is eighty-four and time
without knowing weighs heavily
but is also the grail
we hope is not out of reach.

TEMPUS

We talk about the moment
as if it is something
that can be tucked away,
placed on a shelf perhaps
for later use
and even enjoyment.
Time comes with no manual
so don't stop and look
or you will miss it.
Ah, you did stop
if only to read this, so
look behind you, there -
for the moment you want
is now your history.

Intentions

Today my intentions

fell away

through the hourglass –

the best, bravest first

followed in course

by the lesser, until

I could mark

my day by the void

left in their wake.

Ah, but tomorrow

I shall turn

the glass over

yet again.