––––––––a sight swims in
and then fades––––––––

I could, at one time, grasp the day
its tails and wings, the colour
all its sounds and visions vivid
splashing in my eyes

I did, once in time, breathe the ocean
clear my lungs, taste the sea
watch the seagulls dive for dinner
washing up the waves

I have, before, heard the morning
the horn of the hunters, bells and song
cast over the landscape in ululations
and travelling ever beyond

I know, even now, of worlds beyond mine
shimmering in hope, bursting with laughter
warming the hearths of every home
with life

but somehow, I seem to have forgotten
cannot hold the whispers in seconds
lose my thoughts in moments
and forget even faces