On Time and No Time

I remember a time, not long ago,

When life was less pretentious;

When the pace of life was much more slow,

And folks were less contentious.

I had time to stop, and contemplate

The wonders of creation;
And some spare to participate

In the race of innovation.

Yes, there was time to pause a while,

To savour success’s flavour;

And time enough to look and smile,

At all the world with favour.

As I look back, and reminisce

Those times of copious leisure;

I must confess, just how I miss

Those times of precious pleasure.

But time slipped by, and times have changed,

And there’s no more time for boredom;

And I now live in a world deranged,

From which I dreadfully yearn for freedom.

Eric Anthony Trott

9^th September 2016; 12:02 am