DM Babbit Poet Blank verse

It's Time

It's time
 you know it's here
  you never saw it coming
             never saw it go;
still,
 it exists, counted, marked
  now then later, always and never
             slipped away fast and slow;

so much worry, heartache, tears
 past, present, future things
  hopes, promises and dreams
            smiles, laughter, cheers;

wait, hold, stay in place here
 tick tock handles, clock face
  birth, growth, child, adult,
           aging years along the rolling slope;

for each 
 no matter who you are
  whether finished now or not
            time moves from it's spot.

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Quoth Theraven May 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM DM, Yes, like a well-played chess game. May admonish our luck in its cruelty. Only to whistle past its inevitable link to eternity. -Richard

Gershon Wolf May 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM What an apt title for your 'timeless message,' D.M. Always important to keep it in mind as life slips away from us... ~ gw