Moments

Moments

The crocuses bloomed today, the first for Spring 

Beautiful colors 

Visitors today 

walked and played 

the fresh smell of spring and sunlight in her hair 

Today’s “morning – glory” of flowers 

Unfurl into full bloom

Morning glory that hoists the soul

Moments and Windows that can quickly disappear 

Therefore, a moment we fill with joy of living

Overflowing, every bit of daylight used,

Creating Time, knowing that it passes so quickly

Blink and the moment changes to a grand time 

Blink again, and the moment beautifully fades

Windows—much shorter than you care to imagine 

People and relationships that occupy your life.

Moments of leaning

Moments of dreaming

Windows of seeing through joy and energy that gives life

Moments (reel)

Moments, Glimpse poetry by Joe Holuta

About this poem: Moments is a poem about realizing that time can be created to enable moments [windows] that we value and cherish with family and friends. “Specific windows—much shorter than you care to imagine or admit—during which certain people and relationships will occupy your life.” (Sahil Bloom)

- Joe Holuta 

Lenten Ashes

Lenten Ashes (reel and song)

Lenten Ashes

Ashes to ashes 

Dust to dust 

“ memento mori”

All is fleeting 

“Like trying to embrace the wind”

Ashes swept away 

“Dust to earth returns”

“Our frame is frail

He knows what we are made of 

Remembers we came from dust” 

The fleeting, passing mist, vapor, seasons, pursuing wind, blows as it will, slipped through your fingers, vanishes like a mist.

 

Our life has seen the sparks fly high in colorful wonder

The dark has been made light 

Love to us in desperate times, "treasured in our hearts"

We pass this love to others for the same hope, same light, and life eternal 

Stories by the fire, sparks light up the tale

warmth all around 

Young one’s imaginations,

eyes wide in wonder 

The older - children at heart again

“From the ashes you’ve raised”

All vividly create and build on each other's tale and pass on the memories of this night

Lenten Ashes - Glimpse poetry by Joe Holuta 

About this poem: Lenten Ashes is a poem, words I’ve read and thought about on Ash Wednesday this year. I haven’t participated recently, but I’ve thought about it for many years each year that Lenten ashes are given to remember the brevity of life and the importance of [waking and living each day Like it’s your first day]. We pass this love to others to spark hope As we recall, wonderful lives in vivid detail. -Joe Holuta

1. Memento mori (Latin for "remember (that you have) to die -invitation to reflect on the brevity of life and the vanity of human ambitions.
2. Ecclesiastes 1:14 (Voice)
3. Ecclesiastes 12:7
4. Psalm 103:14
5. Ecclesiastes trend of phrases