J P Marmaro Poet Sonnet

Relentless Time

When very young, we blindly may dismiss	
Our elders’ admonitions about Time,
Or future grief or pain, for in that bliss 
Who recks of illness, death, mischance, or crime?

And in our prime, with life’s distracting needs,
With open, seeing eyes, we still are blind:
We go our ways, and yet, while Time proceeds,
The passing hours are rarely brought to mind.

But when we're spared into our elder years,
We recognize the truth we used to mock:
That whether youth was fraught with joy or tears,
There is no hope of winding back the clock.

Use well the days, because with every breath,
Relentless Time will sweep us all toward death.

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Susan Gentry July 28, 2018 at 5:49 PM Congratulations on your win. Beautiful with a great message. Enjoyed! J P Marmaro July 29, 2018 at 10:53 AM Thank you very much, Susan, for your kind words!

Eve Roper July 27, 2018 at 3:19 PM Congratulations on your awesome win, JP. I enjoyed reading this well written sonnet. Hugs Eve J P Marmaro July 29, 2018 at 10:59 AM Dear Eve, I do so very much appreciate your kind and encouraging comment!

Connie Marcum Wong July 27, 2018 at 11:19 AM I so agree with your wise message in this winning sonnet. My oldest daughter now in her early 40's is beginning to feel time speeding by. I tell her to hike, vacation and do things she may no longer be able to do while she is still young enough to enjoy them. Congratulations on your fine win! J P Marmaro July 29, 2018 at 11:01 AM Thank you so much Connie: it is a lesson I myself have been learning all too poignantly. Also a hard one to write about without sounding trite or bathetic.

Wendy Watson July 27, 2018 at 6:17 AM A good reminder for the start of a new day. Thank you and congratulations. J P Marmaro July 29, 2018 at 11:02 AM I thank you also, Wendy, for your kind words.

John Gondolf July 20, 2018 at 3:39 PM This is so very true, J.P., unfortunately people don't realize it until they are no longer young. I try to convey this same message to the younger generation myself. Nicely done my friend. All the best. John J P Marmaro July 29, 2018 at 11:04 AM And John, thank you so much for your encouraging comments. It reminds me of the old saying (variously attributed): "All young men think old men are fools. All old men KNOW young men are!"