An Ode To TCC

As the sun sets behind the clouds
and the once warm weather becomes cold
I begin to wonder exactly how many sunsets have ended just like this
the sun’s rays glimmering perfectly off of the water
the rowdiness of the children’s voices slowly diminish
and a gentle breeze that waves with the leaves seems to guide us all home

“Another day, another dollar” I always say
forgetting most of the time to bask in the radiance of this beauty
because in a year or two,
it’ll be nothing but a memory
sweet recollections of simplicity
and yet for some,
these are the best years that life has to offer

Simple days basking in the summer rays on a fresh patch of grass,
taking in and inhaling the very essence of relaxation
or exploring the world and discovering the many secrets that it holds
for it may not change you,
but in time it will help you mold
the person you will be,
and the people around you
so I beg you, please, embrace the day.

Sometimes I’m too caught up in the future to enjoy what’s right in front of me
So today I picked up my pencil
and I took a minute to describe it
took a moment to decide if
I’d let this moment fade with the rest
and ignore it while the sunset