Neither in childhood nor as 'wise' adults <br />do we naturally take to Time <br />any more than the fey Cheney and Bush * <br />mince about spouting couplets of rhyme <br /> <br />Reflect upon your average morning <br />the way you rush about endlessly <br />just 'knowing' you have thirteen more minutes <br />but really - oh ___! - you've only three <br /> <br />I'm embarrassed, but I must confess while <br />searching wildly for undie and shoe <br />that whenever a deadline is lurking <br />Time cracks me on the head, shouting 'Boo! ' <br /> <br />We were made for thrilling adventures, not <br />playing stare-down 'gainst Old FatherTime: <br />in the lusty Garden of Eden <br />Adam and Eve busied 'making time' <br />..............sublime <br /> <br />_____________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />* Substitute any other known duo, such as peas and carrots (or two unrelated items) , for Cheney and Bush. Drop a note here to share your ideas. Esther: ] <br /> <br /> <br />(5.19.06)<br /><br />Esther Leclerc<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/temporal-creatures/
