The Present

priceless

precious

sacred

gleaming

glittering

            cannot be      

            captured

                        contained

                        commodified

                        saved

                        hoarded

            cannot be        

                        tweeted

                        liked

                        snapchatted

                        tiktok’d

can only be

            experienced

its presence

a present

to the undistracted

 

in joy, seek it out.

in gratitude, spend more and more time

with it

                                                                                                in it

                                                                                                embraced by its warm glow

                                                                                                embracing it in return

                                                                                                embracing yourself

This picture was taken in a moment of being present earlier this week. 

The NM sky seen through the sunroof in my car. I paused to embrace 

the present before heading to work.