Our Walk On the Golden Gate Bridge
-Robert Moody
Cars fly by on our left,
People almost trip over us,
But on our right
There is a very different story.
As we walk on one of the greatest
Man-made constructions,
We see birds fly together
In a military fashion,
Sailboats cutting through the water
Like a warm knife,
Waves unleashing their power
On the rocks and shore.
All this working together
To make a perfect harmony
Between man and nature.
I want to stay and enjoy all of it.
I want to put this moment in a jar.
But the cold wind is biting at us,
And it is so strong it is hard to stand.
So we turn back to the safety of the car,
To be wrapped in its warmth and comfort once more.
That is a moment I will cherish,
But I wish I will never relive.
For you cherish everything more when
You have it for only a little while.
Found in: "Words of Art" Poetry Book
“For you cherish everything more when
You have it for only a little while.”
When Robert read those last lines in class last year, they really hit me. I loved how he said it! And I loved the small twist it gave to the end…
It made me think about how, so many times, I’ve wanted to hold onto a moment, or relive some time simply because it was so special. Sometimes even while experiencing moments that I know will be special to me later, there’s this part of me that wants to make time stop, so I can just… be, for as long as possible. I knew the moment would end, and I would never be able to have it again.
But I guess that’s what Robert really meant when he said that we cherish everything more when we know it’ll be gone soon. The moments that are special stand out when they themselves are alone, away from anything like it. They become like shooting stars against a backdrop of normalcy…
Everyone has moments. And somewhere, within everyone, is held the moments that were the shooting starts of their individual life.
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