How many ticks does He permit? <br />How many beats does one heart hold? <br /> <br />How many spring showers will I see? <br />How many days will God grant to me? <br /> <br />How many times will I kiss your lovely face? <br />Or feel the warmth of your tender embrace? <br /> <br />How much time is one man allowed? <br />Before he must wear his own little shroud? <br /> <br />How many autumn rains will I taste? <br />How much more time will I waste? <br /> <br />How long will it take for me, <br />To become the man that I long to be?<br /><br />Richard Betts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/time-289/
