More than the Present Moment – a poem by Andrea Potos

More than the Present Moment

When I read the poet’s words:
One must mourn things daily
I knew one must praise 
what one mourns daily,
our task to continue
to love what has loved us,
not to fold and stash 
in an attic corner where one
seldom goes,
not to forget, nor replace as if
assuming this moment
is all there is – Now being 
only one portion
of the vastness that holds us.  

Andrea Potos is the author of several poetry collections, most recently HER Joy Becomes (Fernwood Press), and Two Emilys (Kelsay Books). A new collections The Presence of One Word is forthcoming from Fernwood in fall of 2025. andreapotos.com