'After Math'

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. - Thoreau

i hear the endless chant of time

the interminable archive in the boots of its march

grains of sand funneled

hearts dug and tunneled

a hoard of seconds, minutes and hours

a myriad of days, weeks, months and years

a plethora of tears

a multitude of fears

an infinite amount

far too many to fathom or count

not a moment for true sorrow

welcome to today

eternity begins tomorrow

Author's Note

"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

Time is always moving forward in an infinite amount of steps. There is an ocean of tears we cry over a lifetime. It stops for no one.

[Pete]

when i was a kid i couldn't wait for tomorrow. now i go to sleep and before i know it a new day is dawning and i roll over and bed and go - ugh. age is robbing my ability to manufacture happiness and excitement. loneliness is everything it's cracked up to be ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

I let each day happen as it comes. I try not to look too far forward. Life is life and aging happens.

I have friends and family that keep me company. Until recently i didn’t have a anyone special in my life close by and even now it isn’t a partner. He’s there for fun and excitement. We don’t go places together nor anything actual couples do. We talk, text and meet for an hour or two. But I’m not lonely. I have long since let that drop. I have the love of my life while a million miles away and I miss him everyday but I’m not lonely luckily

[Dave Brown]

This tells me I had better jump on the bandwagon before it leaves without me

[Pete]

no hurry dave, there's plenty of time ... :)