Now

The butterfly of happiness
alights on our shoulder
For just a split second...
Why then, can we not
Savor that moment
Instead of worrying that it
Will fly away soon?
Why must we live
in anticipation of a moment
That has not yet come
Or in a moment 
That will be gone?
Wouldn't it be beautiful
if we live the moment that's Now?
What a calm soul
that enjoys the butterfly
perched on the shoulder, right Now...


~Undated, written WAY bac when...