I savor small bites of happiness,
leaving some for other days.
Days unfolding with grace,
there are those moments undefined
simple,
the kind that flow through my hands
like running water.
Those are the moments
I remember at 4 o'clock
in the morning
when I can't sleep
and you embrace me
in your half sleep
our bodies forming a crescent moon.
The days sometimes escape me,
hours playing hide and seek
but the moments
leave me dazzled and spent.
Glorious they stand on their own
two feet.
A beautiful mosaic of moments caught, here.
ReplyDeleteYou have to love those precious moments. Even those when you know they are not fully awake and still subconsciously they know their love is needed and they give it.
ReplyDeleteI am well. Thanks for the note this morning. I will email you back after school.
Delete:) I am waiting
DeleteFrom beginning to end - wonderful moments captured here.
ReplyDeleteThose small bites of happiness are really the 'stuff of life,' aren't they?
ReplyDeleteThese lovely moments sustain us when calamity touches us. With these memories we are healed.
ReplyDeleteThe days sometimes escape me,
ReplyDeletehours playing hide and seek
but the moments
leave me dazzled and spent........ oh, loveliness
I like the opening line and we really do need to savor the small
ReplyDeletebites in life..some days do slip away rather quickly this is a reminder to enjoy the moments in the journey.
Thank you for this good medicine
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ALOHA from Honolulu,
ComfortSpiral
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an unexpected hug at 4 in the morning is a lovely thing... savoring small bites of happiness is a good way to live life - even more in difficult tmes
ReplyDeleteHappiness:)
ReplyDeleteWe should collect and save those moments.. That's what make the difference.
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful Ayala. Esp liked our bodies forming a crescent moon, evocative.
ReplyDeleteYes.. moments do have feet of fears.. but always grounded in the earth of now..
ReplyDeleteno matter time or element.. now is always feat of now.. :)
The simplicity of the form with your well chosen words left me feeling as if I had been given a hug just by reading it. Nice.
ReplyDeleteBeauty of nature and life's simple things ;) such lovely things to cherish
ReplyDeleteI specially love the opening lines, the bits of happiness ~ This was uplifting to read Ayala ~ Hope you are well ~
ReplyDeleteThe idea of moments flowing through your fingers.....and standing on their own two feet.....great visuals.
ReplyDeleteThose beautiful serene moment - comes so much alive as you poem develops...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tapestry of images, Ayala. So glad to see your poetry again. xo
ReplyDeleteI like how you conveyed this special moment alongside the everyday routine we often fall into.
ReplyDeleteSweet images -- treasuring the simple and good
ReplyDeleteSo lovely Ayala! Your images are wonderful! Sweet poem!
ReplyDeleteI've read this one earlier and I must say, on the third read, it is even better.
ReplyDeleteI love the beginning, that you savor small bites of happiness, saving some for later. Me--I'm a gobbler, fearing it will all be gone tomorrow. Great poem.
ReplyDeletea beautiful poem of happiness and the first line is stellar Ayala :)
ReplyDeleteA canvas of moments well painted!
ReplyDeleteYes! Those moments of beauty and grace. Worth savoring. Always good to visit here and read your lovely verse...
ReplyDeleteNice poem, Ayala. I had commented on it earlier. Thanks for the visit to mine.
ReplyDeleteNothing better than being embraced by someone in his half sleep state :-) Does leave you dazzled, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteI am completely in love and in awe of this poem! Beautiful, lovely wonderful!
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