Once time was a friend
It waited for me, silently
Hanging there in the air, still and serene
Idle summer days with no ending
Endless choices, with time to waste
So many things to imagine and plan
Places to visit adventures to have
Deciding, which dream to pursue
Stories to read, recount and record
Streams to fish and hills to climb
Where will I be in a forward year
Will I have married well
Are there children in my life
Do I have a faithful wife
Now later, time is watching me
It runs so very fast now
It records my mistakes
Keeps count of my failures
Reminds me when I forget
Challenges me when I attempt too much
Admonishes me when I fail
And laughs when I wish it were not
I try to watch with one eye
But it knows my weakness
It will not change the course
I am held lightly in the hand of time
And now fearing the clenched fist.
Time is wonderful friend that records mistakes as well as good doings. Very amazing drafting is shared really.10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Now later, time is watching me It runs so very fast now It records my mistakes Keeps count of my failur hands of time holds me tightly........ very good poem. very philsophical. about life and the transient moments here on earth. nothing is permanent here on earth. thank you dear poet. tony