Slipping

Slipping
I feel it everyday
 pats of me slipping away.
For a moment in passing
 all of me once seemed immortal and everlasting
but now, fading like storm threatened gray clouds
 part of my mind slows thru the oppressive crowds.
I dare not speak
 keeping my secret hidden and discrete
 while cautiously I direct my feet.
Stepping thru the garden displays
 I marvel at the colors as they fray.
In natures bounty resurrected in spring
 I marvel at life as it begins to change everything.
In my heart I'm still young and alive
 but in my remaining years I'm forced to recognize
All of me is unseen, forgotten and pushed aside
 time's up and needing of release unable to continue to hide
 and in the waning years of time, life and death collide.
I feel it everyday
 pats of me slipping away.
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July 18, 2024 at 9:27 AM
"cautiously I direct my feet. Stepping thru the garden displays I marvel at the colors as they fray. In natures bounty resurrected in spring" -- Wow, dynamic writing. I can relate to the Slipping Away sense. " All of me is unseen,' -- the hidden truth of eternity we possess. Great read! Thank you.
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