The Gift of Here and Now

 

How swift Here-and Now's moment-spheres

Augment the tent of yesteryears...

Yesterday I collected autumn colours for lunch (rainbow Swiss Chard)...

and air-fried beets with feta cheese (5-star meal!)

...and marigolds, dried for tea!

One large bowl of flowers when dried

fit into this jar!

What is can never stay; hello soon farewell kissed

The golden summer day soon drawn away on autumn mist

The garden green and young soon gleaned of harvest fare

The boldness of the silver tongue soon wizened by life’s care

To everything a time; this clime where seasons flow

A little like a pantomime of hold and letting go

A little like a page where ballerinas twirl

Like autumn leaves across a stage that steals the little girl

What is soon disappears, a joy and sorrow spree

Bittersweet fleet of smiles and tears that sparkle out to sea

Duty and beauty’s sands like treasures from a trove

That sparkle through our hearts and hands all for the sake of love

So then, because of how swift seasons rise and fall

Let’s use the gift of here and now to its full potential

To do the best we can to shoulder what we ought

For the welfare of fellowman and the glory of God

© Janet Martin

A last-minute invitation to Daughter and children made the meal ever-so-much-more memorable!

Granddaughter decided to bring alpha-getti when she heard what was on the menu😂

Baby just cooed and smiled (between gramma-cuddles, naturally!)

Dear Granddaughter...here's to a whole winter-long of tea-parties!

(And Grandsonny too, but he prefers stirring it to drinking it😍)

We've dubbed this blend (fresh mint, lavender and marigold)

 Azerbaijan Tea thanks to all the varieties showcased on Country Life Vlog

Phil.4:8

Finally, brothers and sisters, 

whatever is true, 

whatever is noble, 

whatever is right, 

whatever is pure, 

whatever is lovely, 

whatever is admirable—

if anything is excellent or praiseworthy

—think about such things.