Shawn L. Bird

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poem- golden April 24, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 6:55 pm
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We are in a golden land:

A singular moment in time.

Everything glows.

We are our best

You are your best

We have created something beautiful,

something brilliant,

something ephemeral

that we wish to hold,

to savour,

to celebrate.

All we can to do is notice

this golden moment

and bask in the glow

until it’s faded away.

All we can do is be thankful

we are here.

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This is dedicated to my colleagues at ERS.  We have such an amazing school, full of laughter and community, but the cuts to funding mean that some of what makes us amazing will shortly end.  

There are so many moments like this in our lives.  It can happen when we come together with like-minds at a conference or festival, for example.  Theatre productions are usually like this.  We come together and magic happens.  We glory at what we are part of, knowing that a component of its beauty is that it will not last, and hoping that while it exists, it makes a difference to those we touch.

 

16 Responses to “poem- golden”

  1. Jim Stewart's avatar narble Says:

    Ah, community…

    • It’s golden. It really is.
      (Not to be confused with Golden, which is close, but which it isn’t. Not to deny that for some people, Golden may also be golden). 😉

  2. The Modern Ghost's avatar m0d3rn.gh0st Says:

    beautiful and inspiring.

  3. I enjoyed reading this one!!!! LOVELY 🙂 🙂

  4. House of Cedar's avatar Elle Says:

    “all we can do is be thankful we are here” yes.

  5. Each moment’s treasure belongs to it, alone.

  6. krissymosleyministries's avatar kneal1 Says:

    yes _ I am reminded here to be thankful wonderful done…


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