Father Time



The way it goes down here on earth,
The clock starts at the moment of birth.
 If all of us remember when the first word came,
the memory would seem so simple and plain.
 The thought that I would never die
came to me as time went by

 I will grow,  and seize the day,
With my sword I'll win the day
 Oh Father time why do you smile,
Don't you like the chivalry style
 Father time said "Your still young
I fathered you to live my son."
 In just a flash, a tic or a tok.
Your life may meet a sudden stop

 I give you all the time I have
and soon yourself will be a dad.
 my time is up dear son of mine,
It's now your turn to Father time.
 Since that day my tic and tok
were two great kids on the earthly clock
 My life was good as it was fine
my precious job fathering time !

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This Poem is us and how views change with time.

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Written on October 12, 2021

Submitted by kristan_shepherd on October 12, 2021

Modified on March 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXXBB CCDDEXEX XXFGEXFG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 762
Words 164
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 8, 8

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