The Hourglass

The sands of time are falling away

Grain by grain, day by day

That which is gone, I cannot retrieve

Only memories remain, refusing to leave

All of my life, in a moment compressed

I carry it forward, unable to rest

The time that I had, has slipped through my fingers

To have it again, is the desire that lingers

It is never too late, until the candle is burnt

To shine in the darkness, before the hourglass is turned

As I look back, through my journey on earth

The footprints I left reveal my true worth

Mistakes I have made but through them I have learned

Now I surrender to love, before the hourglass is turned

The Hourglass© HW Hodgetts 2006 All right reserved

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