Time's Dominion Poem by Tim Kevan

Time's Dominion



Mountain,
silent warrior,
bearing time’s scars
in its noble crags.

Ocean,
mountain’s mirror,
refusing time’s ravage,
without form and void.

Mountain,
decayed, honest,
embracing time
with dignity.

Ocean,
time’s subconscious,
internalising
polluted memories.

Tide,
ocean’s heartbeat
on the shoreline,
outside of time.

Mountain,
living.

Ocean,
dying.

Its soul unfurling
to time’s dominion.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Declan McHenry 04 January 2007

Tim, I like this. Simple. Poignant. Moving. Thoughful. Very eloquent.

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