Forever Is A Mighty Long Time

Nothing can be more useful to a man than a determination not to be hurried. - Thoreau

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in but the wink of an eye

blink of two

tunnel of duration

through and through

breeze of brevity

wind of tired ages

sweeping away sand and turning yellowed pages

leaving me behind

dragging me away

robbing night

cheating day

dimension of chances

choreographer of life's dances

ruler of seasons

offering neither explanations nor reasons

over and over seconds ticked

perfumed motion of perfection sometimes standing still or nicked

second or century

ocean or puddle

pouring out essence in  singularity or marching double

not against but for

lifting ceilings and raising the floor

never knowing what's in store

spending a day with credit for more

buying eternity and receiving change from a tossed dime

waiting in line for the perfect rhyme

'cuz

forever is a mighty long time

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. I would drink deeper; fish in the sky, whose bottom is pebbly with stars.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[lightsong]

"second or century" I used the same exact words in some previous poem of mine. live the moment, live day by day, don't think of forever or eternity it might weight heavy on You, and that's how You live your best, I used to say that to say "I love You" everyday is much better than saying "I love You forever". after all what is life but one second? what is death but one second? and what is forever but one second? like always much much enjoyed poetry I would spent hours reading You dear Pete.

[Pete]

wow, cool - penning the same words. too much thinking and not enough doing - story of my life. thank you for sharing thoughts and precious "time" ... :)

“What is once well done is done forever.” - Thoreau

[lightsong]

anytime dear Pete, thank You for sharing your precious poetry and stop being shy and do some thing once and for all ;)