Never Before, Never Again

Never before, never again

Spring evening by the sea

The same as other days

Yet not the same

This bird, these clouds, this tree

Never before, never again.

Waves continuously lap the shore

Soporific, rhythmic, eternal,

Yet never precisely the same as before.

The sky, the clouds, the light

Each moment of this unique dusk

Approaching night.

Dear busy mind,

Filled up with thoughts of times ahead,

Of times behind.

Stand still now, in this perfect moment,

Be tranquil, make this moment mine.