Beautiful Poem

I came across this wonderful poem in a book that I’m currently reading (Choices by Mary Farrar).  It spoke to me and I thought maybe it would speak to you too.  I don’t know why we live this way, but it’s so true!  Smell a rose today J

Present Tense

It was spring…but it was summer that I wanted.

The warm days and the great outdoors. 

It was summer…but it was fall I wanted.

The colorful leaves and the cool, dry air.

It was fall…but it was winter I wanted.

The beautiful snow and the joy of the holiday season.

It was winter…but it was spring I wanted.

The warmth and the blossoming of nature.

I was a child…but it was thirty I wanted.

To be mature and sophisticated.

I was middle-aged…but it was twenty I wanted.

The youth and the free spirit.

I was retired…but it was middle-age I wanted.

The presence of mind without limitations.

My life is over.  But I never got what I wanted!