Truth



Your power exists in the moment of now.
It is the only place you can make a difference
In your life and in the lives of others.
The past is gone, done with, unchangeable;
You have no power there.
The only use of the past
Is to use its lessons to shape the future.
Today’s power will make a mold for the future you.
It is within your power to become whatever you desire,
Fulfill whatever you dream.
Use today’s power to empower the direction of your life.
If you use today’s power, it will increase tomorrow’s;
Like love, you must use it to receive more.

About this poem

Published in Through the Eyes of Women: an International Collage, Chemeketa Press 1992

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Written on February 01, 1991

Submitted by Ariel on September 19, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHGIJKL
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 549
Words 106
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

Ariel

Ariel is a full-time Pacific Northwest poet, often participating at Oregon Open Mics events. She has been published in Gold Man Review, AIM, The Widow’s Handbook, and most recently in Terra Incognita, On The Platform Waiting and Free From Monsters. Ariel often collaborates in many Willamette Valley poetry/art projects and is a member of Oregon Poetry Association, Mid-Valley Poets Association, Willamette Writers and Poet. Her website is poetariel.net. more…

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