The Now and Now Again
A poem about the now
It’s now and it’s now,
And it’s now again.
It’s never tomorrow,
Or then or when.
It’s today, it’s here,
It’s never not now.
Want to live in the moment?
Stop wondering how.
You’re already in it.
Right now, and now, too.
To live now, then now,
Is all we can do.
Today is the time —
— and the time is here.
Every moment is now,
The next now’s creeping near.
So embrace it. Chase it,
Live here in the now.
Want to travel through time?
Keep living — that’s how.
About the Creator
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I’m a writer, a storyteller, a lunatic. I imagine in a parallel universe I might be a caricaturist or a botanist or somewhere asleep on the moon — but here, I am a writer, turning moments into multiverses and making homes out of them.
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Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Compelling and original writing
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Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
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When We Were Very Young
In another box set that my parents got me when I was younger contained four books by A.A. Milne. 'When We Were Very Young' is a collection of poems that Milne wrote for his son Christopher Robin. This is a book that is full of references to Mr. Edward Bear, but a lot of the poems give some various descriptions of life of a very young child and where, when, how and why they do what they do. The illustrations are quite cute for you can see what Christopher Robin is and may be thinking. Also, Pooh Bear does make his self-known at various points. I have read these verses many, many times over the years and each time make me feel good about myself.
By Mark Graham7 days ago in Critique
Comments (28)
Beautifully crafted.
Exquisite! Now is all we really have!
Incredible. I absolutely love this. There’s no time like the present. ❤️
Wow i love this one. keep living
Right now na na na....😅...great!
A lot of truth here... Great TS!
What a great tongue twister, love the composition. A fun and uplifting read!
osm I like It....
Great words! Fab poem.
Some book have title "The Power of Now" so do the best now! 💕
Commencing time travel now!
Yessss! It's important to live in the now! Love this ♥️
Beautiful, em!!! Congratulations on T S too!!!💖💖💕
Yes, exactly this!
Love this.
This is fantastic!
Congratulations on your Top Story This is great
Brilliant! Congratulations on Top Story!
Fantastic read. Thank you.
Congratulations on your Top Story🎉💖
This is great. It flows with a Dr. Seuss feel, and the words are elegant truth. Well done and congrats on the TS
Oh, this is lovely. Embracing all the nows. Is that not all we ever have. I really love this poem. Kudos.
Awesome! So insightful! "Want to travel through time? Keep living — that’s how." You'll never be as young as you are now:)
This is so great, so true. Well done, Em! Congrats on well-deserved Top Story!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this, Em! I just had a conversation with a friend yesterday and I was trying to explain this to her worried mind: "the only thing that's real is this moment, and this moment, and this moment, and this moment, and this moment." Beautiful work here!