Tonight I sat alone on the floor of my son’s room and read an enduring favorite book by Dr. Seuss. “Oh the places you’ll go” is, to my mind, a source of some of the most poignant and important lessons for a content life.

Tonight, as I finished the book, a quote from another writer popped into my head. In his book Re-Work Jerry Colonna wrote: “I find impermanence to be the most heartbreaking consequence of the passage of time”

With these in my head, I cried a while… because, of course I did surrounded by a million reminders that my little boys are becoming little men, and soon enough won’t be little at all. Then, I tried my hand at more poetry to share some thoughts.
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In a whimsical world, with a Seuss-inspired tone,
I muse on time, both flown and sown,
Where each tick-tock of the passing day,
Brings a tear and a cheer in its own way.

Though time slips by, a fleeting stream,
Carrying away each childhood dream,
It’s this very flow, so swift and keen,
That paints tomorrow in a hopeful sheen.

With every sunset that fades to night,
Comes the promise of a new day’s light,
For in each ending, there’s a start,
A fresh canvas, a new part.

So, let’s not dwell on what’s been lost,
For time’s gift comes with no cost,
In its impermanence, we find,
A chance to leave old bounds behind.

Forward we march, with eyes set bright,
To futures unseen, to heights unknown,
Embracing each moment, tight,
In the grand adventure, we’ve grown.

Yes, time may steal what once was ours,
But in its wake, it sows new flowers,
For every goodbye, there’s a hello,
In time’s dance, we find our flow.

So here’s to the journey, winding and vast,
With its heartaches and joys, none meant to last,
Yet, in this impermanence, our sails we cast,
Towards tomorrow, fast and vast.