I’m feeling a bit nostalgic. 2010 whizzed by. Also, in the last week, two friends lost their mothers. One death was expected, one, not so much.
Coming as they did at the very beginning of a new year, I was reminded that no matter how much time we get to spend with those we love, it’s never enough.
Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman’s poem seems to put it all in perspective.
“Mayfly”
“Mayfly”
by Mary Ann Hoberman
Think how fast a year flies by
A month flies by
A week flies by
Think how fast a day flies by
A Mayfly’s life lasts but a day
A single day
To live and die
A single day
How fast it goes
The day
The Mayfly
Both of those.
A Mayfly flies a single day
The daylight dies and darkness grows
A single day
How fast it flies
A Mayfly’s life
How fast it goes.
Before this year is too far gone, fly over to Laura Salas’s blog and read some of this week’s other share poetry. http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/
Before this year is too far gone, fly over to Laura Salas’s blog and read some of this week’s other share poetry. http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/
5 comments:
Such a sad poem when you introduce it with the loss of loved ones.
Thanks for sharing, Mur.
I'd like to think that whatever time we have is the time we need. I'm just glad I'm not a Mayfly.
Thanks, Mur.
This is one of my favorite poems. Such magic with such few words. You are so right about time, and now I can see this poem in that light too. Take care. A.
So true. So fast.
The key is to pay attention to this moment, isn't it? That's all we've really got.
That's beautiful--thank you. Have you read "Mayflies," a poem for two voices by Paul Fleischman in Joyful Noise (Newbery Medal Winner a couple of decades ago)? It begins
Your moment
Mayfly month
Your hour
Mayfly year
Your trifling day
Our life
You can read the whole thing here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=gbWOkXOY-vYC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=paul+fleischman+mayflies&source=bl&ots=VZBC0dasaf&sig=PEgX36z4g-xiSwSomj23x-pTkKw&hl=en&ei=-7I0TdXmF8T_lgf9qO2dCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false
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