It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that. ~J.K. Rowling, British author and philanthropist (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 1997)

As

The days

Get shorter

And the cold winds

Blow in from the north,

I remember with joy

Days not so long ago when

Sunshine, flowers, and butterflies

Danced across my yard with abandon

Reminding me to enjoy the present.

Note: Poetry form is Etheree.