When Sands No Longer Whisper

Philosophical thoughts on the passing of time and growing older ...

When Sands No Longer Whisper

Written By Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

Copyright © 2017 Marvin Thomas Cox

DBA: Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

All Rights Reserved

sinking upon the sea of life

youth's arrogance run aground

no bearings to mark a position

old friends no longer found

'twas only just yesterday

yesterday some forty years ago

a time when we were so young

and time it moved so slow

but time is a rolling stone

rolling stones gather no moss

one by one I see them dying

feel the pain of their loss

candles lighting my life

one by one are flickering out

as the arrogance of my youth

turns to fear and doubt

the mirror reveals a face

of someone that I never knew

a man tired old and wrinkled

clueless to how time flew

memories flood my mind

life is passing before my eyes

is there one thing that's worthy

to remember when I die

grains cease their tinkling

a dead silence now fills the air

as sands no longer whispering

come to rest without care

living like no tomorrow

clueless to when life shall pass

'twas the plight of my insanity

for life's but an hourglass

there always comes a time

when sands no longer whisper

all the silence of our passing

our only remaining vesper …

(Written December 21^st, 2017)

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

A well penned version of the unfortunate inevitable
Personally, I try to stay as far away from the mirror as possible

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham]

Thanks for reading, Dave, and for the words of sound wisdom ...