Time Keeps On Ticking Into the Future
As I lay here listening… to the clock beside my bed
I am reminded of a song… and here is what it said
Time keeps on ticking…. into the future
We can stop a clock from ticking… but we never can stop time
We can act like we’re not aging …but our bodies still decline
We can wear the latest fashions…dye our hair…or buy new shoes
But the fact is… we ARE aging…and it’s something we don’t choose
Time keeps on ticking…into the future
We can push that small snooze button… and pretend we get more time
But that’s a mere illusion that we use to trick our mind
We can ignore our birthdays…simply say that they don’t come
But our birthday suit looks wrinkled…. and it’s just a rule of thumb
Time keeps on ticking… into the future
Do you ever see a picture of yourself from long ago?
And you wonder where that person went… and you'd really like to know?
I think about that all the time… when I stare into her face
That picture from her wedding day… where she’s all decked out in lace
Time keeps on ticking…into the future
I see the hope deep in her eyes…the look that held her dreams
And think of all she’s said and done…a life full of her schemes
The man that stands beside her… holding gently to his wife
Hardly knowing what his duties… would now be throughout his life
Time keeps on ticking…into the future
They barely thought of grandchildren on that busy wedding day
But there have been 14 of them… to love… and watch at play
Now some of them are driving and I know it won’t be long
Till THEY’RE walking down that aisle… listening to THEIR wedding song
Time keeps on ticking…into the future
Oh yes, where does the time go… how can all these things be?
It only seems like yesterday… he proposed on bended knee
Now… when he bends that knee… he finds it hard to rise
The handsome prince has turned to gray… but the love’s still in his eyes
Time keeps on ticking… into the future
So the time it keeps on ticking…until that fateful day
When time turns to eternity…and it’s just a breath away!
By~ Linda Hogeland ~ November 2009
20 comments:
I love this...
We BEST get on with living the BEST LIFE we can...when it's over it's over.
I love this again...thanks so much for sharing!
xoRebecca
What great thoughts! Thanks Linda!
Lovely Linda, hello from Kansas!
What a great post.
I remember being so much younger than I am today...how I thought. I'm thankful my thoughts have matured, but truthfully...I miss my flexible body! Have to adjust and be thankful that God keeps showing me things,
d
What a lovely post. I often wish I could go back 20- so years knowing what I know now! Oh how I've changed!!! Love the two pictures!
Such a beautiful poem dear Linda,
yes, I often wonder where that young girl went.
So lovely, thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful poem! I can sure identify with everything that it says! My husband and I have been married for 38 years and it seems like just yesterday that we were newlyweds. Our bodies are reminding us daily that it was 38 years ago and not yesterday!!!
That's very well said!! Thanks for sharing! Oh, so true!
Linda...your poem almost made me cry especially the part where you talked about the grandkids getting married. Gosh the time does fly doesn't it. I'm trying to enjoy every little moment!
What a great post and it is sooo very true. Thanx for sharing.
Caroline
oh Linda - Such precious words. I could just picture you laying there listening to the "silence," of the morning, and thinking on the years past, and present.
I LOVE your pictures. You are such a beautiful woman of God - Inside and out!
Thank you for always sharing such special insights.
Time goes by so fast! Before you know it 20 yrs pass by! I know it is so important to cherish every moment God gives us!
Such a great poem, Linda! Time just flies by and I wonder where it goes. Why is it that the first 18 years of my life seemed to take forever, but the past 15 seemed like only 5?!! I think it does just keep getting better though! I still can't get over how you look like Lynnette's twin in that picture :)
Beautiful poem. I couldn't agree more. I cannot believe how quickly my children are growing and changing and it seems that the clock is running faster. I try so many times to slow it and savor the moments. However, I also think of the beauty of the time when there is no clock or time...just eternity with our Lord. That will be the beauty to behold.
Blessings friend,
Amy
How simply beautiful Linda ...
TTFN ~Marydon
This is beautiful...but then again, I always love your poems. This one is especially good. I love it...bittersweet and true...we need to live in this moment and cherish it...for time is most certainly ticking into the future...so very quickly.
Thanks for the reminder...
Love you...
So beautifully said!!
Love you guys!!
Nancy
Well my sweet momma - you are STILL beautiful, inside and out.
I love you and love your poetry. Isn't it neat how God gave you a gift in expressing your heart through rhyme. I did NOT get that gift. ha!
Your daughter,
Lynnette
Thanks everybody! I love my bloggy friends <3
A beautiful way to express the realities that face us all.
Thought you should hear from a guy also. I found you on the web as I was looking for the lyrics to the song. I read your poem aloud to my wife and there were smiles and head nodding. And though the body continues to decay, the spirit can continue on and grow and continue to be young, especially to those who know the Lord and will live with Him forever. Thanks for your poem and the enlightenment it brought.
Dave from Evergreen Park, IL
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