Time Passages

 A song by Al Stewart called Time Passages was playing in the background and these thoughts leapt to my mind. Enjoy.

In the tapestry of time, I sit and reflect,

From the barely started day to the evening's sweet sunset.

Mondays to Fridays, a seamless blend,

Years passing swiftly, like a transient wind.

Forty, fifty, sixty years unfold,

A lifetime's story in moments told.

Highs and lows, laughter and tears,

People departed, echoes in my ears.

Parents, friends, their absence profound,

Realizing too late, that time has its bounds.

Yet, amidst losses, a spirit to find,

To embrace what's left, with a positive mind.

The canvas of life awaits our hue,

Colours of joy, moments to renew.

Smile at the little things, a balm in the heart,

In the symphony of life, play your part.

Afters accumulate, promises fade,

Coffee grows cold in the shade.

Children grow, parents age,

Life concludes its final stage.

No more 'after,' no more delay,

Seize the moment, live for today.

Cherish the best, let love be our guide,

In the tapestry of life, let joy reside.

Eliminate the afters, embrace the now,

No more 'later,' no more 'how.'

The day is today, the moment is here,

In this shared wisdom, there's nothing to fear.

Read this message, share it wide,

In collective strength, let joy be our guide.

For in the poetry of life, a truth profound,

The time is now, in every heartbeat's sound.