Time

Time Time’s steady stoic countenance Takes predetermined steps in ordered measures Leaving no footprint hint of its presence In the ceaseless rhythmic perpetuation, Drumbeats of clicking perpetual movement Without impassioned downbeats, Never dragging chains of captured illusions, No seconds given sanction to linger in joy Nor cling to moments chiseled into stone milestones - Neither consent to linger in chaotic wrenching stresses – Face focused forward Counting measures of the sun’s journey to dawn – The moon’s questing for revolving skies – Never lost in the labyrinth of déjà vu To slip through fingers yearning to hold its heartbeat Always clings to the noble quest serving Past, present and future unbidden epoch Smooth flowing unruffled tempo tread Halted only when infinity’s eternal architect Returns Inviting time to rest enfolded in a mantle of grace. 5-27-21 Contest: Time Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke