Confidence we hope for,
Wisdom we dream of,
Peace we aspire to.
Grey hair we plan for,
Aches we despair of,
Loss we fear.
Too short, too long.
Wished away,
and held close.
Look forward, look back.
Memories fade,
and crystallise.
Age, a time to measure, and
a legacy to leave.
Age, a number to count, and
a life to live.
You can find this weeks #ThePrompt linky here. I do hope this prompt inspired you; I look forward to reading your posts.
Love love love this my sweet! Sums it all up just perfectly, sometimes saying less gets the across so much better xxx
Love this. Particularly this bit:
Too short, too long.
Wished away,
and held close.
So true! xx
“Age, a time to measure, and
a legacy to leave.
Age, a number to count, and
a life to live.”
Such a great little poem.
So sad that some people’s measure of time is short. We must make each moment count. X
Wonderful poem Sara. It made me think of a friend I lost last week and how I wish she had had a chance to age.
Lovely poem. It highlights both the positive and het negative of aging.
So simply put. Love this a lot. You really do poetry well. #ThePrompt
Love this, so simple but captures is perfectly #ThePrompt x
Lovely. I feel like I wished away so much time. But I now enjoy and treasure life/time much more. Must be my age! ;)
Love this. My favourite part is “time to measure, and a legacy to leave”. We all leave a legacy, no matter how long our time is. It reminds us to make the most of our time. Xxx #ThePrompt
Oh wow. Life really is too short isn’t it? Great poem Sara. X
A lovely poem. It’s sad in a way, but full of hope too. We definitely need to make the most of every second we have here! xx
Brilliant poem Sara :) x
How beautiful, thank you for sharing a lovely poem with touching words. We get so caught up with a busy life sometimes, we need to stop and look at the wonderful little things around us.
I really love this. Powerful and makes you think x
Powerful words and beautiful sentiments. Especially like the part about memories fading and crystallising. The antithesis is very effective.
Beautiful poem. It’s reminds me of the tug-of-war we have with age as we grow up. x
What a lovely poem, so simple but so true. Life is too short xx
Such a beautiful poem – captures ageing so beautifully. I love these lines particularly:
Too short, too long.
Wished away,
and held close.
So much summed up in just a few words and so very powerful.
Love the final sentence, a life to live, so, so important. What a beautiful, touching post. Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts
Beautiful words x x
I utterly love this! I think this has to be my favourite of yours so far Sara. Brilliantly written. Thank you for linking to Prose for Thought. Hope to see you tomorrow :) x