by T.S. Othydon

Created on: October 28, 2010

      To stand against the ebb and flow of Time

         is to eventually be driven to our knees

         upon the floor of the desert sea whilst

     the 'Winds of Change' wield grains of sand

     like miniature scalpels, mercilessly carving

         us away with a hundred minute slices

                      for every tic of the clock.

         Still, Time travels the greater distance

                   between the tic and the toc

                and it is within those intervals

                  that we are challenged with

 our grandest adventures and our deepest woes.

             So, once again we find the means

           to haul ourselves back up to our feet;

               or perhaps we have little choice

                        but to hunker down to

             protect ourselves as best we can

              thereby seeking rest for a while

     before we begin to crawl onward once more.

      Yes, it is true, one day Time will pass us by

      and only our memory will be left in its wake.

        Yet in the meantime, is it not interesting

 how the question of "What next?" can drive us on

          or pin us down with equaled dispatch...

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