Yesterday’s future
tomorrow today
subsuming transcendence
in all that we say

Perpetually present
the time to recall
all life in this moment
whose instant befalls

Begin a new ending
to whirl in the wind
the clock a reminder
its hour hand spins

Memory’s treasure
the fuel to inspire
each log a new effigy
—raised from the fire

(Dreamsleep: May, 2023)