Friday, May 22, 2015

THE EYES OF TIME

Blue eyes -
Once bright
And sparkling,
Flashing to and fro,
Watching,
Taking it all in.

Now,
The sparkle gone;
The tiredness obvious;
What memories
Behind those 
Blue eyes,
No longer bright,
No longer sparkling.

Blond hair -
Thinning,
A spot balding;
Endearing.

Now,
No longer blond -
When did the gray
Become more prominent?
The balding spot
Filling your head?

You shuffle
Down the walk,
Slower and slower -
Steps once quick and sure,
No longer sure;
Which way to turn?

Did the eyes see...
When
You became...
Older?
When
Life
Slowed down...
A slower pace?

How long 'til slow
Becomes slower...
Becomes slowed...
Becomes...
Stopped?

Do the eyes know...
How long before
You no longer go...
On your own?

So much of life behind;
How much is left ahead?
How much?

The eyes of time -
They see...
So much!
They know...
So much!

The eyes of time...


{BJLondon - May, 2015}



8 comments:

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    1. Thank you Susan! I've had bits and pieces of this in my head and it finally came together! Thanks for reading and commenting!

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    1. Thank you Tara! Appreciate your reading and commenting!

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  3. I like that spin at the end... of being known. The eyes of time, He's the Alpha and the Omega, and as we slow we can rest. What a thought. Thank you for poetically walking this out in front of us.

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    1. Thank you,Wendy! Appreciate your reading and commenting...

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  4. Oh, Barbara, brought tears to my eyes...beautiful.

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    1. Thank you, my friend...these words in some form have been running through my head for a while; finally was able to put it together.

      Thanks for reading and commenting; sorry to have brought tears...

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