Each day I rise from bed

And look up to the sky

I watch the clouds that roll along

Or as migrant birds go by

 

I also like to watch the sun

As it starts its daily climb

A hot celestial clock

Used to measure time.

 

Time is so important

The most precious thing on earth

Time enshrines our memories

From old age back to birth.

 

Time should never be wasted

And never wished away

Never looking to tomorrow

Time is for today.

 

We hear young people talking

Of having time to kill

But as we’re getting older

We wish time could stand still.

 

Each second we should treasure

In all we do and say

Too quickly time will fade

And become a yesterday

 

Within the sands of time

Our lifetime’s but a grain

Gone in just a heartbeat

No time to live again

 

Time for us is measured

By our lifespan, so they say

In human terms that’s eighty years

To the mayfly it’s just a day.

 

With a watch, clock or chronometer

Passage of time is measured

But within the minds of people

Their happy times are treasured.

 

While still the clock is ticking

There’s a way of freezing time

By encapsulating memories

In photos, books or in rhyme.