The Moon Awaits

Mourning the loss of yesterday’s moon

Tomorrow comes way too soon

Holding onto the stuff of the past

Grasping and clenching

My God, make it last

Today is so precious, today is the gift

Watching time’s bottle - sift, sift, sift

A whole entire lifetime in each grain of sand

This glorious time here on this land

Do it my darling, hold your love’s hand

Breathe in the sweetness

Swim in the sea

Listen to a seashell

My love, that is Me

Calling you back to the heart that is yours

Woken from slumber, drunken by snores

Open your eyes to the here and the now

Feel the amazement, the glory, the wow

Let yesterday go - slow, slow, slow

Ease your way into the beautiful flow

Time standing still, surrender your will

Don’t wait for tomorrow

For that is pure sorrow

Turn off the clocks

Sail away from the docks

The moon awaits

When you open the gates

Savor the sweetness

Of each and every day

You’re doing it darling

That’s how you play

-Melissa Renzi

Sharon, VT + Hadley, MA

August 20, 2022