Fleeting

by Gayle Meyers

The good moments come
Like birdsong,
Fleeting,
Quick and sharp.
A singing
For the Sun of the hour.

Should I catch them
And string them about my neck
In thick coils of understanding?
Least I forget
When shadows fall
The good moments come
And pass away again.

(c) 1997

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