Speak of time and of its sands

Speak of clocks and of their hands

Wish for lives upon a star

And the end of wars afar

 

Talk of clocks their rhythmic dances

In the grand ballet of life's advances

Each tick and tock a heartbeat's song

Guiding us urging us to be strong

 

Find the time for what is good

Live the goodness that withstood

Together we rise, together we should

Rise and greet our own selfhood

 

Their hands move steadily on their faces

Leaving only seconds traces

Marking the moments as they spin,

A reminder of where we've been.

 

Marking moments as they will

With memories that linger still

Speak of lives in foreign lands

Where cultures meet where nations stand

 

Speak of time that endless river

Flowing on and on forever

It's like the sands that slip unheeded

Away with every hour conceded

 

Hands move steadily never still

Marking moments as they will

Counting down the precious hours,

As time unfolds its endless powers.

 

In distant places tales unfurl

Of distant people, destinies whirled

And of wars afar a somber theme

But hope can mend the darkest seam

 

Where battles rage and dreams may seem

To shatter the igniting gleam

Yet hope endures the brutal fight

The darkest hour shines most bright

 

Find the time for what is good

In every moment that you could

For goodness is a timeless grace

In every smile, every embrace

 

Live the kindness that's understood,

In the tapestry of brotherhood.

That shines on every heart and face

Guiding us through life's quickening pace

 

Time's sands, they whisper tales unsaid,

Of hearts and dreams, of young and dead,

As we wish upon a distant star,

To halt the battles, no matter how far

 

In unity, we'll break the chains,

And peace will wash away the stains,

With every tick, with every chime,

We'll work together, in space and time.

 

As time's embrace maintains its beat,

Let's shape a world where love is sweet,

Where wars are but a distant past,

And peace and harmony forever last.

 

©Copyright William A. Smith 2023