TODAY, IS SIMPLY, ENOUGH by Maureen Lancaster

Today, is simply, enough…

by Maureen Lancaster

in times past

it couldn’t

fly fast enough;

such was the

impetuousness of youth

in times present

it won’t stay

long enough;

such is the wisdom of

hard-earned truth

the future, so unknown,

never promised,

so I’ve been shown

the urgent yearning

for that yet to find

superseded by the poignancy

of the true passage of time

a naive concept

forever replaced

as each moment is now

savoured in sweet embrace

angst oft felt of time’s dominion

my soul may now safely rebuff,

for there is peace in the knowing

that today, is simply, enough…

Maureen Lancaster: Maureen is a spiritual woman who shares her life journey through her writings in hopes that her words will resonate with others who may struggle from time to time on their journey; for coming to the understanding that we are not alone was one of her most valuable lessons. She started writing as an outlet for healing and finding wholeness following widowhood with her first book: Revelations of a Singing Bowl. Currently she shares her poetry about love, life, and relationships on her Instagram page: Musings of Love. Maureen, also a spiritual intuitive, shares thoughts spiritual and metaphysical on her Instagram page: Hermit_Contemplations. Her authored books are available Free through Apple Books.

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