In 2003, I wrote “I Blinked My Eyes” as I reflected about my grown-up sons and how
quickly time had slipped away. Then in 2009, after the death of my
husband Marty, this poem took on a new meaning and I felt the need to revise it
to include a deeper perspective about the passing of time. Even though the
essence of this poem is one of regret, I now recognize that life is lived to
its fullest when one stays present in
the moment!
I Blinked My Eyes!
The
wise ones told me not to do it ~
but I was young and foolish.
Challenges
surrounded me
and
I wished them away, just wished them away.
I
blinked my eyes ~ I blinked my eyes
and my life happened!
Thinking
things would be better down the road ~
but
suddenly it happened.
I
blinked my eyes and time melted away.
It
just melted away!
Gently,
but so swiftly, life unrolled itself ~
time
was flying, slipping away,
it
was slipping away.
Now,
I miss those moments that are lost forever.
Because
you see ~ I wished them away,
just
wished them away!
And
as foretold,
I blinked my
eyes ~ I blinked my eyes
and my life happened!
Laurel D.
Rund
2010
This was the first song that Phil Leber and I collaborated on,
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