Time, what a tease you are
Speeding like a racing car
Going the quickest at the end
As slowly I homeward wend
Now I tick my long bucket list
Recalling all the girls I've kissed
Who was best? I just don't recall
To be fair I loved them all
There was Sue who danced a lot
But best kisser was Charlotte
There were many Ellen's in my life
But just one Jane to cause me strife
The funny one was sporty Joan
Claire was always on her phone
Prudence she was quite a flirt
Sandra would always swirl her skirt
Can it be true I knew all these?
I've been busy as the bees
Just who cares who was the best?
But lay me down to have a rest
O time! What fun we have had
The ying and yang of good and bad
Enjoy your life while you can still
While I live mine with dear wife Jill
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Quite an incredible piece :D loved the rising humor.. time definitely does run by quickly..those days never come back.. and are thus stored in our memories.. cherished to the full :D
ReplyDeleteAn excellent write :D
Ha, I suppose one cannot help looking back through through time at all of those old loves! Human nature, I think, to reflect...even if one is happy with the present!
ReplyDeleteaaah...that's a helluva good time indeed!! such an enjoyable read!!
ReplyDeleteYes life is fun and interesting, sometimes it best not to dwell on the past.
ReplyDeleteluv the progression to stability
ReplyDelete"O time! What fun we have had
The ying and yang of good and bad
Enjoy your life while you can still
While I live mine with dear wife Jill"
much love...
Tsk - I always knew Janes were trouble!
ReplyDeleteThat was fun! And I like your philosophy.
ReplyDeletevery wise suggestion, really we should enjoy each and every moment
ReplyDeleteLove the racing car as it matched the activities of the pre-wed (?) male voice--though I suppose the voice would also be female. I wonder how Jill feels about both the joy and the relief in this very humorous poem?!
ReplyDeleteLove them all, who could say it better?
ReplyDeleteI loved the ending. Really time is such a tease, speeding like a racing car. A saccharine poem that made me smile :)
ReplyDeleteSmiling all the way through - time, what a flirt she is, indeed, speeding us off just when we grow wise enough to really know how to live! LOL.
ReplyDeleteHa. I like how you mark time. This was such a good and fun read.
ReplyDeleteNot guilty - I'm not a big fan of phones! Fun poem :)
ReplyDeleteSorry Claire perhaps it wasn't you, my memory is fading.
DeleteOutstanding! I think looking back helps us look forward with more ease than had we done nothing in our youth.
ReplyDeleteYou always pen the best reminders of life well lived
What a delight. Time definitely travels by faster than we can check off our bucket list items. I've even been adding some, but that's what keeps us all going....and am enjoying them with my hubby.
ReplyDeleteOld Egg,
ReplyDeleteYou have most certainly no squandered time nor its opportunities..That is what life is about; living and then reviewing the incredible moments!!
Eileen
You've had a great time growing up oldegg. Many of them were remembered! Jill's name appears only at the end! Playful write, enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteHank
Good one Jack...just as well Jill is a left wing liberal cultural marxist !
ReplyDeleteGreat poem, reminds me of a song.
ReplyDeleteThe flow of this poem is constant and inviting thank you.
ReplyDeleteLOL! This one was a lot of fun. Enjoyed it.
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