Thinking back, so long ago
Remembering things, I've done
Always had a place to go
I would walk a country mile
When I was young, it was fun
Now, it would take me awhile
These old legs can't walk no more
I used to walk with my son
In the park or to the store
That was when he lived with me
He moved- that son-of-a-gun
Alone, I feel so lonely
Yet, I'm old, and still alive
I made it to ninety-one
Hmm... how long will I survive
Will I live another day?
No regrets the life I've spun
Only time will tell, they say
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Time Will Tell
Jim Morrison Jr
LifeLoveRomanticSpirituality
Epic
Time will tell that sets us apart
All we have is one more start
Although it seems
We’ve lost the race
Opportunity becomes discrase
We run with wolves
Our wild side
Screams of mercy
We can not hide
Love has lost
Motivation within
Rich or poor
They will not win
I hold my breath I close my eyes
I begin to breath N wonder why
I can’t explain where I’ve been before
I’ve seen so many lands
Outside my door
This gift of Love I promise no more
All has died the very same door
Ink flowing from a pen,
Words begin taking action,
Having their impact in reality.
Creating special energy,
Thoughts into physicality,
Mending what appears to be,
Torn from their divinity.
I'm sorry that you Fell,
I already see you well.
How long?, you may ask,
Only time will tell.
The days run long, the sun burns bright.
when i am with you all seems so right
Our time alone has been so short of late
But memory takes me back to our first date
That first night together, we talked so long
as we listen intently to a Back Street Boys Song
The smile on your face, it brightened the room
Your charm and wit made my heart go boom
There is not many words that I can say
to express how you made me feel that day
Being with you my heart starts to swell
How long will this last, Time will tell
Born alone, die alone, time is so, I don't know
Slow than fast, blowing past, grown attached, to life alone
Idle time, The devil's ground, mess around, and find a zone
A mile wide, and getting out, is talked about, and I could go
On and on, in a circle, inner circle, autobahn
Nonchalant, the little Whirlpool, getting pulled to, drama thon
Better ghost, than heaven's host, read and write, been read and wrote
Every toast, is said with hope, so speak your mind, or get a quote
Get in line, or never go, trade and eye, for treasure trove
Wine and dine, with centerfold, a nine to five, forget it bro
Lets not forget, it's all for fun, it's all been said, and all been done
Through the maze, the dues you pay, are dollars flung, to I'll become
All I've done, is all for love, of sport of course, it's not for none
They often turn, to watch and learn, my fondest words, the honest ones
Inside my head, supply of lead, to pencil everything, I have said
Nine or ten, my rhymes again, I guess time will tell, what time it is
As I walk alone
Through the thickened forest path,
thinking to myself.
Have I done enough...
in my life to please the Lord?
What else can I do?
I tried to do good.
I tried my best to be kind,
thoughtful and caring.
My children, bless them.
They made me a happy man.
How long will I live?
How long will they live?
Long past when I'm gone...I hope,
and pray to the Lord.
And my grandchildren
I am blessed to have them all.
Hmm...will I have more?
My dear wife, my love
I want to die before her.
I can't bear the thought...
of losing my love.
I wonder, if the Lord knows...
I want to die first.
I guess...only time will tell.
Since I met you I have not been myself,
Hoping to get to know you in myriad times,
Going through clouds and ocean,
Waves and landscapes;
Wanting to see you,
But time will tell,
All I have been through,
Have been washed away by your presence,
If ever I see again,
I will not let go, Time will tell,
I never believe in love at first sight,
You have made me sure ,
Bringing together with countless smiles,
Hope I meet you again,
Time will tell
Every night in my dreams I see you ,
Hoping to get up with you in my arms,
But time will.
"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
Phyllis McGinley, Writer, 1905 - 1978
it steals the seconds from the day
and turns months into years
even centuries it will slay
and leave behind our yesterdays
time churns eons into eternity
as it basks in the glow of the present
it rules the kingdom of the past
its future kingdom is just as vast
it plays the role of both enemy and friend
and it will take us to the end
history carves out events in time
with perspectives to lend
on borrowed time we live this life
knowing we will pay the loan in full
but the months and years will not vanish
"Time is the thief you cannot banish"
11-12-2020
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Only time will tell
If we can learn to survive
At this day and age.
© 2020
When it boils down to the truth taking a platform
the words Jesus speaks deeply to me
Most assuredly I say to you before Abrabham was I am
there is no one before Him or after Him
In my books He is Alpha and Omega
clearly from this statement our Lord says
I am the first and I am the last
besides Me there is no God
Picking up the stones under blasphemy laws
being a man trying to make yourself a god low key
speaks for itself the worth you attach to life
For what works do you label someone
is it for the value or beliefs held inside
for every attack is on Love by hate
and our King holds the keys of Hades and of Death
TIME WILL TELL MY LOVE
Across the street in front of my house
A wild dog always parades in front of a house.
A house which though has no fence
Flowering hedges cover this house
There live this angelic lovely lady I love
How do I tell her as she is covered?
Covered by her father, and oh, the dog too!
In the evening, no chance to see her.
In the day time, I go to school far off from hers.
In times I chance her eyes, I only say in my heart,
‘Come on lady, I need you can’t you see?’
The day I will get closer, I’ll whisper to her, ‘I love you’.
But I was intimidated by her beauty and vandalized with cowardice
The day we met at the street corner when she smiled to me.
Yea, I know now,
Time will come but not now,
When yet inexperienced and cared for and covered
And schooling, and training and trimming and seeking the assurances
Of a secured better future, with hands always stretched for daily bread
From the coverer and allies, petitioning my patience for the time to tell
Yes, the time itself will tell my love that I have for love her.
Across the street in front of my house
A wild dog always parades in front of a house.
A house which though has no fence
Flowering hedges cover this house
There live this angelic lovely lady I love
How do I tell her as she is covered?
Covered by her father, and oh, the dog too!
In the evening, no chance to see her.
In the day time, I go to school far off from hers.
In times I chanced her eyes, I only say in my heart,
‘Come on lady, I need you can’t you see?’
The day I will get closer, I’ll whisper to her, ‘I love you’.
But I was intimidated by her beauty and vandalized with cowardice
The day we met at the street corner when she smiled to me.
Yea, I know now,
Time will come but not now,
When yet inexperienced and cared for and covered
And schooling, and training and trimming and seeking the assurances
Of a secured better future, with hands always stretched for daily bread
From the coverer and allies petitioning my patience for the time to tell
Yes, the time itself will tell my love that I have for love her.
Now I am, although it's not true that
before I wasn't
Here I am doesn't mean that
there I wasn't
Now is my time, though it's not necessarily true that
before it wasn't
Where has the time gone? doesn't have to mean that
it's gone anywhere...
...Does it?
I heard the saddest news today
an old friend of mine has passed.
It made me stop and ponder
how life goes by so fast.
It doesn’t seem that long ago
since we shared a social drink
but now I stop and think of it
it’s been longer than I think.
His passing made me realise
just how much our time is worth
and we should live life to the fullest
in this time we have on earth.
We think we have forever
before our last farewell
but no one knows how long we have
and only time will tell.
Like sand slipping through our fingers
time escapes our mortal grasp,
so embrace each simple moment
As though it was your last.
I heard the saddest news today
friend of mine has passed.
I only tell of sunny hours...
We are not so different
you and I,
though your stone face
can never last.
In time
how much more telling,
are the shadows
that we cast.
02/02/19
For Sundial Wisdom Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Julia Ward
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