Coffee Cups and Hourglasses

    A fractured moment - Am I crazy?
    how much time in a grain of sand?

    Clock hands spinning rapidly
    time is ripped away

    Seconds and years blend together
    is the coffee cold from yesterday?

    Mom and Dad calling " Get up let's start the day"

    Reaching for my coffee
    my parents fade away.

    The cup up to my lips
    another memory replays

    In the rain
    my daughter fallen
    Lifting up and hugging her ,
    I try to ease her pain .

    Another cup of coffee.
    a different trip down memory lane.

    My son on his trike ,
    flying down the stairs with a grin.
    One more year, another cup
    he does it yet again.

    How many grains to fill an hourglass?
    Why do memories shift like sand?

    Are there memories left in coffee grounds?
    If the cup is empty in your hand?

                04/09/2017