Mankind

Tate

Thinking we’re the fountain of youth

we spend life as if it’s money

Casting away dreams as we go

never knowing dark from sunny

 

The first we waste so endlessly

never thinking to stop and rest

Playing until we fall asleep

living life through memories best

 

Father time always catches us

no matter how swift we can run

Reminding us of mortality

to see we don’t have too much fun

 

When we finally wake from youth

to find the years so sadly gone

We wish they had been spent better

not worrying about our lawn

 

Faith may be the timeless healer

but lost time it cannot replace

And all the calls for Gods mercy

won’t give us back that youthful face

 

So we play each part as we go

thinking back on another joy

To wish we had taken notice

of the child when he was a boy

 

Author's Note

We spend too much time worrying about things that matter not.

Reviews

[little lily Bride of Ch..]

well if we take better care of our selves and not worry too much as to stress ourselves ones that don't worry i have heard don't feel much pain and feel more peaceful in their lives it's had that effect on me and i have always cared for my self emotions to. I've had that feeling when loosing some one and love them so much my heart achs just to think of them the heart condition of the heart when it's not healed and broken can kill us so much but i don't worry and Enjoy the life Gods given me cause we only get one chance you've truely captured this nice work God bless my friend



Wow i love the Photo black in white with hint of color so innocent and lovely

[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

Time does slip out of our hands like sand.When we look back,there is so much to regret..all we can do is to move ahead and ahead..learning from our past and not getting stuck in it for too long.Introspective words helping us to learn too..

[Mark]

A wistful, poignant reminder of time ill-spent, priorities misplaced and opportunities lost. I hadn't paid any attention to the picture until another reviewer noted it--funny how the things we spend the most effort on, and notice first, are almost always the least substantial, wot?

[Charles]

Nicely done. Good theme that flows well and your usual precision with rhyme and meter. The 8th line (living life in memories best) is weak - it seems forced to make the rhyme... maybe there's another way to say the same thing. In the 11th line, I would insert the word 'us' - although it adds an extra foot to the meter, it completes the thought and is such a soft sound that it isn't distracting. Good poem!

[Jazique]

Very nice really times you to never take your youth for granted and spend it to the fullest.

[StacyPerry]

Very much enjoyed

[Angelauthor1204]

nicely done.

[An owl on the moon]

This is so beautifully voiced, Tate. Father Time.. yes.. time passes much too quickly.. feeling it myself.. Thank you for sharing your work.. So glad you've written again.. It is so wondrous to release words..

[Richard Williams]

How true, you've captured this beautifully and in magnificent style. Another very fine poem, well done.

[the_stoic]

sad but this is precisely what happens .. we keep on worrying and indulging in activities which aren't fruitful for us .. later on in our lives we do realize that that time could have been spent doing good for others and stuff like that . as always your write reflects the emotions and thoughts that flash us by atleast one in our lifetime . keep it up

[Sarah J. Kelleher]

I worry WAY too much, now that I think about it... :( Even for things that I can't control.