Time II

[Wolf]

Time II

Time, marching tirelessly on;

past empires already gone,

past the birth of many a planet,

past the powdering of hardened granite --

      Existing before all,

      to last beyond hade's fall;

wearing down the greatest stones,

overthrowing mighty thrones;

dimming even the searing sun

till the icy night has won --

Tireless, merciless, always marching on,

time will exist when all else is gone;

destroying all without mercy,

forever seeking, forever thirsty;

hunting endlessly for every more prey

which on finding does cruelly slay;

leaving all in icy ruin -

      Behind, all the dead are strewn

      contorted and bent in death,

      slain by Time's icy breath --

         And yet, there is the awesome certainty:

         Time is but a part of endless eternity



                     © T. GhostWolf Davidson, October 7, 1967

[bloodredtears]

another great piece...a little repetitious, but i suppose that was intended...these are my fav lines:

wearing down the greatest stones,overthrowing mighty thrones;

[T.J. Barber]

Repitition is a good thing at times. It is needed to restate the initial feel of the piece. Most times many people spend there whole poem restating there topic.
Graet Job Wolf.

Tj

[SilverEyes]

I love the last two lines. Nice write.

[John Barnett]

Great job again.