The Sands of Time

The grains of time are leaking, slowly from my life. The days go by so quickly, with much ado and strife. The count down moves ever forward. One can only look back, for life goes only ahead. There just a one way track. The glow that shines behind me, are memories so sweet. A past beyond retracing. Long days I'll again not meet. The road of life leads only forward. Yes, there is no going back. Only in one's mind now. The past forever lack. So meet the future, my Dear with eyes filled to the rim, and think about your yesterdays, as days that now seem dim,