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It is not enough to be here,
in the skin that embraces us,
we must inhabit every instant,
every heartbeat that moves.
To feel how the air dances,
soft, in and out unhurriedly,
caressing the face,
like an eternal whisper.
To taste the flavour of bread,
warmth in a tenuous embrace,
awakening to the gift of the day,
with each crumb that is adduced.
Close your eyes, open your soul,
in the calm of this moment,
letting the body speak,
without fear, without suffering.
It is not enough just to be,
it is necessary to live fully,
to inhabit the pure essence,
the here and now in virtue.
I enjoy the breathy quality to the poem - the language and use enjambment - all serve to underline your them of living in the present. Beautiful.
Yes. It is necessary to live fully. Giving each day our best in all we do.