The passage of time

The clock ticks
quietly
the hands turn
imperceptibly

The hours go by
the sun rises and sets
days flow into weeks
months into years

Another year
has crept round
flown by
almost to completion

No not Hogmanay
I was reminded today
of the passage of time
time that is limited

A flashback I saw
of someone close
to you
who went on ahead

A reminder
what the years
can do
have done

Your spirit is strong
your body is not
the years are
claiming it

You're battling on
not one for giving up
but I can see now
what time will do

January 2020

I was thinking of you today
when I met you, all those years ago
in the sunset
along the lonely road

You took me in
in total trust
and confidence
that I would not betray

We talked
as the sun set
and darkness rose
into the March night

She who knows all
was by your side
only young then
much wiser now

In the wee town
we met again
and for a final time
for music and song

You disappeared
through the thronged door
never for me to see you
again

Your music remains
as does your memory
I know you're there
when times are hard

She who knows all
patiently waits
at the Window on the West
for your eventual return