it was there, but it slipped away

where it went i cannot say

does no good to sit and complain

perhaps my carelessness is to blame

it may be found, it might come back these are things i cannot project

so rather than anticipate, i will go on through this day

the loss was not huge, a mere inconvenience and i could be cross, sad and lament

but in reality it gave me this time to sit and reflect and to be more careful next time around