A Moment In My Thoughts Poem by Phyllis Thompson Halle

Breezes blow and change the world.
Raindrops fall and wear away the hills.
Snow comes quietly; no rage, nor pain in those icy shapes.
And all is changed, is changed and not the same.

How tall the trees can grow and yet the sky's not filled.
The mountains sit in silence, yet the earth groans for sounds.
People come and go and breathe their little moment in the air.
And all is changed, is changed and not the same.

So, you have walked a moment in my thoughts
So, I have held your eyes and arms and one small hope.
All words bear weight and yet the mind's not overfilled.
And all is changed, is changed and not the same.

Then when the sun comes back and dries the rain
And snow and mountains take relenting rest
And leaves burst forth on every tree
And nothing's changed, not changed; all's just the same.

Words can never be put away; they blow as breezes where they will
So this spirit must soar above the truth of loss:
In 'what might have been' thoughts of yesterday, tomorrow and today
I find that all is changed, is changed and not the same.

(January 6,2006)