I paused today <br />Put cares away <br />And finally let <br />The moment stay <br /> <br />Saw feathered skies <br />Through children’s eyes <br />Let time stand still <br />And realized <br /> <br />This life of gain <br />And gathering in <br />Pursuits of gold <br />Desires to win <br /> <br />They offer not <br />But jaded dust <br />Doomed to decay <br />By moth and rust <br /> <br />And time cares not <br />Nor pardon grants <br />For foolish charge <br />Or circumstance <br /> <br />But slowly slips <br />As grains of sand <br />Through trembling grip <br />Of aging hand <br /> <br />So lend an ear <br />And pause, I pray <br />Take time to let <br />The moments stay <br /> <br />For precious times <br />Allowed to be <br />Etch memories for <br />Eternity<br /><br />Jeff Bresee<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/memories-etched/
