Time

Photo: is my other half doing ‘calm’ which he is very good at. Me not so much - this poem is a reminder to myself!

When young we give it not a thought

We live our lives, the pace is fraught

It passes through our fingers so

The minutes, hours and days they go

The only time we note its flow

Is when it’s  going way too slow

Whenever we are forced to wait

We want time to accelerate 

‘I don’t have time’ we often say

I’ll do it - promise - another day 

I don’t have time, please ask your Dad

He doesn’t either, oh, how sad

We rush through life and years are missed

Donated to our to do lists 

Before we know it time has flown

Our age is high, our children grown 

Where did it go, we then will cry?

Why did I let it all fly by?

It’s too late now, we can’t turn back

The clock has ticked, as is its knack

Your bucket list won’t tick itself

The things YOU want stay on the shelf

Don’t put them off, procrastinate 

Or it will soon be all too late

So stop and think and smell those flowers

The saying goes: we can’t buy hours

So sit and just be still a while

Take time to breathe, just ‘be’ and smile 😊