Time’s Facts and Fictions
By John Herlihy

Time’s illusion . . . .
That thinks it is still here.
Time’s anvil . . . .
That hammers out the moment dear.
Time’s arrow . . . .
That never hesitates and forever flies.
Time’s moment . . . .
That briefly lives and just as briefly dies.
Time’s lie
That it pretends to go on forever
Time’s truth
That it makes no promises and waits never
Time’s clock . . . .
That beats in seconds to accumulate the hours.
Time’s reality . . . .
That holds over us its unique powers.
Time’s heart . . . .
That steadily beats and never betrays its trust.
Time’s longevity . . . .
That turns all and everything to dust.
Time’s crucible . . . .
That presses upon us with its hand.
Time’s essence. . . .
That we try to catch if we can.
Time’s fictions . . . .
That continually lead us astray.
Time’s facts . . . .
That always show us the way.