Oh Time! Oh Time!

Oh time you’ve 
Not been fair! You’ve 
Drain us of our
Strength, our beauty 
And glory! You make a 
Mockery of us in our
Dying hours and days!

Oh Time, how
Sad a picture 
You paint of us 
We who once were 
The toast of many! 
We have become 
Caricatures of ourselves! 

Oh time!

Oh Time, you 
Are like a dam that
Burst its Banks 
And carries away 
Any object in its path. 
So have you done to Us. 
Let us glide safely and 
Smoothly as we arrive 
At our final destinations!

Oh Time, oh time! 
Be gracious and gentle
With us! Help us
Number our remaining 
Days, so we apply our Hearts 
Strictly Unto Wisdom! 
Avoiding things, persons etc 
That wastes the little of you 
We have remaining.

Oh time, Oh Time! 
As you Knock daily on 
The Door of our hearts 
Make us see How far 
We have come, and
What is left for Us