Thursday, April 18, 2019

N O W - A POEM BY A.H. SCOTT





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Now Is (Live It Or Lose It)



Now is the time
Now is forever
Now or never
Now is war from without and within
Now is conflict of hating that which is other
Now is seeing the enemy as our brother
Now is the time to make the most of it
Now is peace if ego steps aside
Now is a rocket to the moon the kid in us wants to ride
Now is nowhere quick
Now is everywhere fast
Now is me
Now is you
Now is all the which the past has put us all through
Now is the scent of a baby fresh and new
Now is that smell of an old person who stews
Now is those celestial wheels which churns
Now is the death machine and ensuing rage that burns
Now is that single spot which holds you
Now is the distance to Timbuktu
Now is MINE
Now is YOURS
Now is THE time
Now is that snore that holds off morn
Now is that yawn that cradles a new dawn
Now is the moment
Now is the reason
Now is the oxygen that inflates your lungs
Now is the season for singing those special songs
Now is right
Now is wrong
Now is memory of a first time
Now is cold ocean water engulfing your ankles
Now is those snowballs plastering your coat
Now is being at the local pool learning to float
Now is children at play
Now is hoping innocence will stay that way
Now is knowing the Devil's card tricks make a play
Now is knowing that God's love has to give sway
Now is a laugh
Now is a tear
Now is telling a stranger that you care
Now is nature pulling the brakes on mankind from time to time
Now is a blanket of snow which covers blanket of leaves
Now is a hot cup of cocoa to take off the chill
Now is being lucky enough to have heat inside of a home
Now is hands pressed in prayer for those who have none
Now is trying better for yourself and others around
Now is an opportunity that abounds
Now is the flame of curiosity in the twinkle of your eye
Now is a miracle on this mortal earth
Now is proving courage is stronger than dirt
Now is making a way out of nothing
Now is recognizing there is no room for punting
Now is building a better world for generations to come
Now is not a sprint, but a long, long run
Now is gone as you read along
Now is sun rising at dawn
Now is rain cascading down
Now is a rose beginning to bloom
Now is a petal cast to the wind too soon
Now is a whisper of hush and roar of WOW!
Now is not yesterday
Now is not tomorrow
Now is this second not to waste
Now is to live without haste
Now is what it is
Now is NOW
(live it or lose it)


- A.H. Scott
11/24/12













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