Monday, February 20, 2012

The Sonnet on a Year

Twelve months or fifty-two weeks in a year.
Three hundred sixty five days in the same.
Eight thousand seven hundred and sixty
Hours. We could measure in minutes: five
Hundred and twenty thousand six hundred,
Or thirty one million five hundred and
Thirty six thousand seconds. Six different
Units measuring a year’s span through life.

Once the seconds pass by into the sands
Of history, it is impossible
To reclaim the lost time. Forever gone.
Therefore, spend time wisely and unhurried.
Do not take it for granted. Heed these words.
Beware; time is not a thing to squander.

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