“Time Has Gone”
(Tom Entrican, 01/16/2023)
As children we fly, climb mountains and trees
With no care looking only for fun
Chasing the sun as we did what we please
For with age we forget how to run
Never a pain when our eyes were so bright
When we could not see anything wrong
Till weary eyes tear at the truth in the night
And we see that our time has gone
If only we knew when our hearts were so gay
Of the serpents that waited off shore
The autumn of life when strength goes away
All those days were just keeping score
Remiss not to notice the pitfalls ahead
With innocent minds we tagged along
Our lives unravel as we pull the thread
Of the clock when our time has gone
The hopes of a child grow dim with age
As new hopes envelope our soul
For children will learn at the turn of a page
There is more to this end than a hole
Are we wise enough to open our hearts
Like a child to its parent is drawn
To know where we go as this world we depart
For in this day our time here has gone