Time Tells Me Many Things

by John Herlihy

Indeed, time tells me many things

Not always things I want to know

Time tells me not to rush about

Time tells me to slow myself down

Time tells me the morning arrives

Time tells me the morning departs

Time tells me that time moves on

Time tells me that time never stops

Time tells me I have an appointment

Time tells me I have wasted the day

Time tells me that I must wake up

Time tell me that I must go to sleep

Time tells me that I have done right

Time tells me that I have done wrong

Time tells me of a future and a past

Time tells me that they never last

Time tells me tomorrow will come

Time tells me tomorrow never arrives

Time tells me I will not live forever

Time tells me I will die in due time

Time will tell me it’s time to tell me

When nothing at all is left to tell me

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Tuesday 23 December 2025