The Clock Ticks On

Jeanne Dininni
Wide eyes wake...
Rattles shake...
Windows break...
And the clock ticks on...

Passions urge...
Emotions surge...
Conflicts merge...
And the clock ticks on...

Dreams estrange...
Perspectives change...
Lives rearrange...
And the clock ticks on...

Faces glow...
Commitments grow...
Attainments show...
And the clock ticks on...

Souls seek peace...
Goals decrease...
Ambitions cease...
And the clock ticks on...

The past befriends...
The sun descends...
The cycle ends...
And the clock...ticks on!

Published by Jeanne Dininni

I am a full-time writer. I graduated from Cuesta College in May, 2006, with High Honors and an A.A. I'm also a lifetime member of Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society and served on the Executive Cabinet (as Tre...  View profile

  • Life's stages pass, and before we know it, we've come full circle...
  • Along the way, we share so many common experiential, emotional, and existential threads...
  • As we look back on lives well- or poorly-led, we see that many others have gone before us and many more will follow--but time marches on...
Poetry, as an art, allows us to express a wealth of ideas, impressions, and feelings in such highly compressed form that it becomes possible to distill a lifetime of experiences into just a few short lines. -Jeanne Dininni-

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