Here and Now

a slow summer afternoon is in progress

the clouds break occasionally to allow the sun to peak down,

to heat the earth in her summers oven

the breeze softly blows in a cooling attempt

but the humid steam is too much

I sit on the porch with my iced coffee

dreams of my reading and knitting on my mind

instead I sit with closed eyes

drinking in this moment

of calm, of quiet

thankful for this time

this right now time

this time of life

with little ones so full of wonder and awe

reminding me to be present

for this time, this moment, this day

are fleeting

and we will never have this particular

here and now

again.