<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=427288" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Present Tense</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Across the street time stands still<br>The past shines in quiet eternity<br>Light makes its way down the ancient path<br>Every moment caught <br>Every gesture <br>Every smile</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Resolution inverted<br>Dawn rises from night<br>Stare at old photos with tears<br>There we were together as children playing<br>Resolved in gentle child minds<br>Gentle with the spirit of the wind<br>You went first<br>Now I am left to deal with the past<br>Letters on a gravestone<br>How I miss you<br>Sorrow the universal bond of time</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Brazen tomorrow is in every decision<br>We make gardens or beds of thorns<br>Take the hand of the past like a wise ghost <br>Premonitions! Do you believe in them? <br>Cast your fate into the stars<br>No – life is the accumulation of choices<br>Kindness in the eyes that have cried<br>Self pity parades as a victim<br>Evasive interludes where stale faces groan<br>Life marches relentless<br>Time seeks its final chime<br>Excuses burn in the cleansing mystic fire </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Arcades of mystery skip into the sky<br>These free moments like blue birds in summer<br>Sing your song into the winds of freedom<br>Take those chances at real joy<br>Tell her you love her when you feel it<br>Courage happens daily<br>Know who your friends are<br>Let the camera catch you real and true<br>Love connects yesterday today and forever</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Choices glide in dimensions of light<br>Flashing in circles of sweet family<br>Life reveals the talent of wonder<br>Awe of connections that bring color<br>Those meant to be there<br>She steps thru the doorway <br>Such lovely grace and poise<br>Take heed that such a gift is cherished<br>All this in the present tense</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Joseph+Narusiewicz">Joseph Narusiewicz</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=427288" data-title="The Present Tense de Joseph Narusiewicz" data-description="Across the street time stands still The past shines in quiet eternity Light makes its way down the ancient path Every moment caught Every gesture Every smile Resolution inverted Dawn rises from night Stare at old photos with tears There we were..."></div> </div> </div>

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