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Tutored Time ~ A Sonnet
Each life is set within a frame and view:
Our spirits soar and yearn to make things well
As years teach lessons hard and deep and true;
The world holds myst’ries which we cannot tell.
The daylight changes as we older grow,
And sight and sense reform to shape our course
Because we learn the truth and less we know:
Our finite years and strength become the force
That tells us all that time is running out.
We long to leave our mark and make a start,
And counter fear and death with mighty shout
When all we need lies close within the heart.
So simple breath and pulse have much to teach
In setting heaven’s home within our reach.
(written on a train between Rochester and London)
© Neil Thompson 2023