as we get older

Did you ever have a moment when life suddenly seems more real and things are put in their proper perspective? When you suddenly realize what's important and you don't want to loose the feeling, the realization?

Paul did, just about 13 hours ago, and he captured it beautifully in a poem. A snippet:

as we get older
before our eyesight fails us
let us make a pact
to glance upon each other's faces
from time to time
and to invite the memory
to sear