lumps of now like gumdrops

[mothraa]

we exist in moments
we perceive lumps of time
lumps of now
that stream away into memory.
they don't really stream away
they are still "there"
wherever "there" is.
we hurtle forward
but don't hurtle forward
we think and dream forward
but time is still "there".
so i am in now on my bed
with my beautiful kitty jayne
purring on my stomach
soft and warm and sharp claws
and outside, through the window
come spring night sounds
distant traffic
breeze in budding trees
sleeping flowers
faraway airplane drones and faint thunder.
in this now i have:
a glass i could fill with gin
some chocolate bars i could unwrap and eat
a half done sudoku i could finish.
little potentials
little pleasures
little pieces of life.
but i am lying here,
jayne purring
violet jumps up and snuggles at my feet
stella meows in the hall
who knows where ida is, prowling downstairs.
a dog outside barks faraway.
we are all sailing in our little spaceship
through life
through the universe.
life is little lumps of now.
the lump of now i am in as i write
has contentment and love and peace
that's good enough isn't it...

[thank you juan and gaby and kitties for keeping me sane]

violet


ida


stella


jayne