Tiny Moments

Tiny moments happen
in the blink of an eye…
“I do” at an altar…
“Not guilty” at a court…
tiny moments that change a life.

The moment of birth,
the moment of death,
love at first sight,
opening the acceptance letter,
the telegram that mom died,
opening the refrigerator and
seeing that there is no milk,
your husband shit in the bed,
better than that, he’s dead.

Tiny moments like gnats are
always there…or, just about to be.
La la…hummmmm hummm, da da…
never ready for anything….

Even if you’ve planned something
for many years, like the Olympics,
when the gold medal touches your
hands, it’s only a tiny, albeit intense,
moment…your face on Wheaties Box
seems so abstract. Your wardrobe so
passé.

Every moment worth living is tiny…
every moment is worth living….
therein lies the rub.