Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem

“Age saw two quiet children
Go loving by at twilight,
He knew not whether homeward,
Or outward from the village,
Or (chimes were ringing) churchward,
He waited (they were strangers)
Till they were out of hearing
To bid them both be happy.
"Be happy, happy, happy,
And seize the day of pleasure."
The age-long theme is Age's.
'Twas Age imposed on poems
Their gather-roses burden
To warn against the danger
That overtaken lovers
From being overflooded
With happiness should have it.
And yet not know they have it.
But bid life seize the present?
It lives less in the present
Than in the future always,
And less in both together
Than in the past. The present
Is too much for the senses,
Too crowding, too confusing
Too present to imagine.”

-Robert Frost-

This was a poem by Robert Frost that caught my eye. You see I was discussing something with my parents and I realized exactly how fast the last years have gone by. It’s almost revolting.
You see my dad was sick. He had to stay in the hospital for about a month give or take a few days. This in my sordid little brain seemed like 5 years ago. Turns out it was 8 years ago…8 bloody years. Now where did those years go? It feels like the little rascals in my brain put me on auto-pilot or something. Ever had the feeling of being there…but still not? Just because it all went so fast…That’s what it feels like for me at the moment…

But that’s enough for today. I’m going to keep philosophising to the fantastic goose-bump producing voice of Kurt Cobain.

Until Next Time.