Here is my response to today’s Ragtag Daily Prompt – Time

POETRY

Time

Sitting within the wondering of unknown destiny.
Riding the waves of the abyss of sorrow.
Like the sands of the hourglass, the moments of a promiseless
tomorrow slip away

But…

Have you heard the news today?

Our kinsmen…

Our brethren…

Has passed away

Not of blood, but of spirit

What is felt goes by many names
yet the pain
remains the same

Remember…

He has been called home
to sit alongside our Master
and his golden throne

Boundfull
dutiful
we are
to acknowledge his words of passion and grace

for they have

Lifted us…
Caressed us…
Consoled us…

I wish to thank all those who have taken the time to read the ranting of a feeble mind.

From my stoop, on my soapbox, I stare into the abyss, then begin reading my list.

Life is short…

So kiss it…
taste it..
Close your eyes and
Savor it…

But most of all

LIVE IT !!!

One minute at a time

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I wrote this piece years ago after the writing community had lost one of its brethren. To me, he was gentle, but wise soul with so much to offer. The writing community took a blow that day.

It doesn’t matter about the existence of time, moments we spend with one another count. Make the moments we spend even with strangers matter. Humanity’s most precious gift to one another is their time.