Time…

The one thing that I long to do

Is to hold time in my hands somehow

Catch a moment before it is gone

To savor it, myself I want to allow

I wish I did not have to run

Along the river of time flowing fast

I wish I could amble at a leisurely pace

I wish each moment in time would last

Long enough for me to experience

It with every sense of mine

Inhale its smell, hear its melody,

Taste its sweetness, feel its touch fine

And see the wonders contained in it

With eyes not half-closed, but open wide

Let no moment escape my attention

Let me sail through life with time on my side