Time and Place
Gillian Jackson Han
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Ringlets framing her face. Eyelids fluttering in sleep
Every leaf silhouetted
A procession of armoured beetles
Untidy nest wedged in the fork of a tree Complete and exquisite
Everything happens at the right time
Everything happens in the right place
This is our moment, brief and shining, on earth
This is our moment, bright and fleeting, in time
My eyes are gazing on perfection
My heart is aching with such feeling
To be alive is almost too sublime to bear
We're here and we're gone
Carpet of rusty moss
Blooms of green lichen
Dark smell of creek water
Ferns, black against a pale sky
Torn muslin, fluted like a nautilus shell
This quiet beauty
Everything happens at the right time
Everything happens in the right place
Look around you with love
This is our moment, brief and shining, on earth
This is our moment, bright and fleeting, in time
And who could squander it in grievance?
And who could take it all for granted?
And who could ever wish it any other way? We're here and we're gone