Time In A Bottle
I wish I could put time in a bottle
Slow down the days speeding by
Save some like sick-leave days
To extend my days before I die.
I wish I could put a time-clock on that bottle
Stop it from running when I’m asleep.
Turn it on when I’m doing what I enjoy
Turn it off when boredom runs deep.
If I could put time in a bottle,
I’d save the unused minutes until the day
When death steals close to my ebbing life
When health has too quickly slipped away.
But since time waits for no man
I must take each day as it is meant
Use each minute to the fullest that I can
And thank God for the time he has lent.
© 2008 Jeanette Cooper
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(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
Amen. Meaningful poem, especially that last line: counting blessings, while we are alive to appreciate them! Well done.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
It's so true, you can only live one day at a time. "And thank God for time he has lent" Truly beautiful.
Mary