Can You Spare a Moment of Your Time?

I was trying to balance
a moment on my nose. It
fell off and rolled. The moment,
I mean. I lost it.

When next I sweep under
the disreputable couch,
I'm sure I'll find it amongst
a wad of dust-fur, pennies,

a sock, and something plastic. It
appears I did have a moment to spare. 

In the Moment

There is a way to climb into
a moment and stay as long as you like.
Once inside, you may touch
the moment's lining, which
could be glass, fur, mud, air,
tungsten--anything, really.

Other people can join you
in there although that's rare.
The moment can stretch
and expand to accommodate.

The moment's relationship
with time is oblique, as is your
relationship with yourself,
especially when you are
in the moment.


hans ostrom 2020