Poetry list
freefall
how long
does this
poem
run
don’t
measure
it
let go
let in
let be
the being
defies
the clock
the tick
the unceasing
unstoppable
passing
of time
we have
met
in time
so
don’t
let go
no
no
let go
was it
only time
that united
us
the moment
is filled
and cluttered
by the
irretrievability
of the past
the transience
of the present
the impossible
possibilities
of the future
there is
only the
present
and never
the present
for
as soon as
I possess it
it is
no
more
below it
lies a reality
which possesses
us
it is never
mine
but always
yours
and ours
enjoy the
journey
of the years
if you can
but never
live there
alone
the words
of this
poem
are hurtling
to their
close
it is the
collision with loss
sacrifice
which allow
union
and belonging
being found
in the
moment
and losing
the powers
of all
time
life and
meaning
telescope
into
the void
that is love
into
which
we freefall
into
the grace
of the
everlasting arms
© Neil Thompson 2022