TIME

If one could travel through time,
What differences would we now find?
The simple pleasures of life,
Pushed back by troubles now rife.
The differences we see in travel,
As advancements quickly unravel.
Things are bigger, better and faster,
We over time, have become the master.
We leave in our wake the remains,
Of automobiles and planes.
Discarding just because,
Remnants of what once was.

The difference in architecture design,
From intricate details most fine.
To simple, modern and sleek,
Buildings to new heights must peak.
This clears away natural resource,
Is this the better course?

The newest and latest invention,
Does it save time or cause tension?
From cameras, computers and phones,
It’s hard keeping up with the Jones.
What’s new today, is old tomorrow,
And the banks – they love you to borrow.
But debt only causes stress,
Which we then need to address.

Imagine how your grandparents feel,
Keeping up with the changes surreal.
How things must have changed in their time,
A journey through peace and wartime.
Try to see things through their eyes,
This can only make us more wise.
Time goes by in the blink of an eye,
This we cannot deny.

What ahead in our future lies?
It’s hard to visualize.
Only as time does pass by,
Our decisions and dreams magnify.
The nostalgia from the past,
Gives memories forever to last.
Enjoy each and every day,
And let time show us the way.

Poem by Sourcherry
Photographs from Pixabay