NOW (A poem)

[Naniwazu]

NOW

A second
A minute
An hour
A day
A week
A month
A year
Two years
Four years
Eight years
Sixteen years
Twenty-four years
Of life!
Present, Past and Future
The only reality is Now!
Now is a time to forgive!
Now is a time to forget!
Now is a time to live!
And not a time to regret!
Now is now and nothing more
Not a memory or a dream
Now is waiting on the shore
Of life’s eternal stream