Sages through the ages wisely say

A poem about life's pressures

I wrote this poem to express, tongue-in-cheek, how our best intentions to grasp every opportunity and live life to the full often get knocked off course by the capricious events and demanding responsibilities of each day. Psychology researchers call this the values-action gap.

Seize the Day

A poem by Wayne Visser

Sages through the ages wisely say:
Carpe Diem – seize the dawning day!
Oh, would that I could assuage that thirst
But the day conspires to seize me first!

With the hurry and scurry
Of home’s frantic flurry
And the hustle and bustle 
Of work’s tangled tussle

With the knocks and blocks
Of life’s surprise shocks
And the names and games
Of love’s fickle flames

Alas! It’s not the day that I seize
But the feathers floating in the breeze
And the jetsam drifting on the tide
That I cling to for my daily ride.

Source

From Seize the Day: Favourite Inspirational Poems

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