Originally posted March 11, 2021:
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It’s just a matter of time
to stop
look
and listen
To pause and observe the gentle breeze
So calming yet exhilarating.
It’s just a matter of time
to notice
The same breeze that refreshes me
also plays with the grass
and all the lovely flowers
and the weeds
They want to play along too!
It’s just a matter of time
The birds know it
Oh, how I envy them as they soar above
just being, breathing
and dancing with the air.
It’s just a matter of time
to realize
that trees know more than me and you
They stand tall
silent
and still
waiting and watching
As I run from here to there
from thought to thought
chore to chore
from person to place to thing
Forgetting it’s just a matter of time
before my time will stand still
and I will no longer be here in this place
where I had been given
a small moment of time
to stop
look
listen
and love
the wonders that surround me.
Then it will be too late to understand
that it was always just a matter of time
the gift, the life I’d been given
A matter of time to
observe
experience
and know
that the Creator who rests beyond all time
was watching
waiting
and longing for me to know
that all that really matters is here right now
all gifts
all good
all grace
But for just a matter of time.