I feel the yoke of time
in the new found aches -
arising from basic living -
of this body;
I see time's passage
in the flecks of gray
spotting my temples
and its fields
taking control of my beard;
I know time's wisdom
as my own has grown
through my experiences of the world
providing me
a calmer mind;
I know
I cannot outrun Time,
but I can make the most of it
by living as it passes
