The Tides of Time
THE TIDES OF TIME
Willy nilly the aging process
Smooths and recycles the sharp edges of life
And re-sorts our big troubles and small.
The ebb and flow of time - irresistible,
Repetitive, constructive, destructive -
Cleans the rubble-strewn
Patch of our life,
Rounds and makes regular each grain,
Filling in holes, combing each strand
To form a smoother pattern until
Seniority brings serenity,
And the tempests of hot temper
Abate, to be replaced by
More clement elements.
Our older, smoother, rounded
Patch of firmament
Must needs fit more firmly
Into the cycle of life,
For the tides of time wait for no man.
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2014
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