Time leads me through life –

meandering as days pass.

Paths lead forward as on

a one way street – yet sometimes

turning me around as if defying

laws of man and nature.

Is this because I yearn for times

past not fully appreciated?

Yet  other times I look forward

to things I have planned, but

still unknown – unexplored –

as if anticipating something

marvelous. However, it is usually

in the humdrum, the everyday, that

I find surprising moments that fill me

with unexpected, startling joy.

Joy lurking in least expected places –

gifts waiting to be unwrapped.