Retsart Poetry (1)

I've watched the river time go by
Moments today and yesterday
The sacred things we barely see
Aloved ones touch or word or wish

Moments alive from long ago
A laugh from fifty years ago
Someone so vital gone to God
How can this be how can this be

The child's mind ere it dwells in me
Seeing things pass how can this be

The spirit speaks encouragements
All that was good, forever lives
All that's been good crafted by God
Eternally alive alive

Whatsprings forth from the heart of God
Form changes essence still alive

What would you have me do with this
The question that I put to God

And this is what he says to me
So quietly, so quietly

Slow down, be still and take it in
The little unimportant things
These are the emeralds in your cup

A word, a touch, a golden look
From heart to heart
Treasures alive

Each of these things
They resonate
With life and power beyond time

Put down the book
Turn off the news
Forget the store
Remember love

Such moments keep
Forever live.