Time In Warp

The ocean waves
 foaming at the mouth, frothing and churning
in turmoiled tempests unyielding
 with time marching on, the seconds ebbing in then out;
saltwater sprays
 burns the skin chills the body
and the moon pulls and tugs
 at the sands on the shore.

The weather changes quickly
 summer turns to fall, autumn spinning toward winter
spring nothing but a memory
 as the earth revolves around the sun;
there slip the years with its memories,
 the age of youth lost to hurried revelations,
too late to go back again, to dream of future yet to be
 and the footprints in the sand of you and me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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November 22, 2019 at 10:08 AM
"There slip the years with its memories"..Very nicely penned DM
Lowe Avatar
November 22, 2019 at 10:02 AM
Wow! Love the flow. Great imagery. Powerful, messaging ending. Thanks for sharing. Peace and Love, Millard Lowe
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November 22, 2019 at 9:45 AM
Wonderful piece, reminds me of " If I could save time in a bottle"
Babbit Avatar
November 22, 2019 at 9:53 AM
Ah, Jim Croce memory. Thanks for stopping by.
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