{"seoTitle":"When — A Short Poem on Presence and the Now by Pemba Umoja","seoDescription":"A whispered meditation on presence — the only thing we ever truly know is the moment we are in. A short contemplative poem by Pemba Umoja.","keywords":"poem about the present moment, poem about presence, mindfulness poem, short contemplative poem, poem about now, Pemba Umoja poems","s1l1":"When","s2l1":"Know not where","s2l2":"Know not why","s3l1":"Know not how","s3l2":"or what","s4l1":"I know nothing of these","s5l1":"but when","s5l2":"I hold","s5l3":"so near","s6l1":"but when","s6l2":"I breathe","s6l3":"in and out","s7l1":"but when","s7l2":"pulses like waves","s7l3":"through my veins","s8l1":"but when","s8l2":"the sweetest","s8l3":"of moments","s9l1":"but when","s9l2":"in a world","s9l3":"that waits for none","s10l1":"to know nothing else","s10l2":"but when","s11l1":"and for that when","s11l2":"to be","s12l1":"now."}