(My baby is going to his senior prom this weekend and I am reminded that I am soon to be an empty nester. Time – it’s pretty dang precious…)
I know the world’s supposed to spin
But is it spinning faster?
Life seems to run at lightning speed
And I go running after.
As the world turns on its axis
I feel my head spin, too.
Once individual colors
Now blur to form one hue.
I can’t remember yesterday
As I head into tomorrow.
Today is over in a flash
On time I only borrow.
My toddlers became grown-ups,
My hair shows signs of gray.
I swear it happened overnight
In the span of just one day.
Life slipped through this hour glass
Like sand through open fingers
Though I ask for it to sit a while
Time just never lingers.
Seasons change and so do we
With every spin of earth.
The years will come and then they’ll go
From the moment of our birth.
But just because the moments pass
Doesn’t mean that they don’t count.
Every second lived and breathed
Adds its own amount.
Lessons learned that help us grow.
Love given and received.
Make up the days that turn to years,
The time we can’t retrieve.
I want to live each moment well
And love with all my heart
So when I look back on my days
I can cherish every part.
I can’t stop time, I never will
But I can live each minute
Grateful for this precious time
And every blessing in it….
