This Time

Season 3.8: Tick time, Tock time.

David Donoghue

Jun 27, 2024

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Check the clock time
Tick time,
Tock time,
Finally checking-out time.

Taking time;
Some Spring/Summer time,
Some quiet me time.

Family time;
“Let’s read another one” time,
“I’ve got nowhere to be” time. 

Focussed time;
Every ounce of remaining time,
Each moment like it's your last time.

Like it's the first time;
This lasting memory time,
Those days that never end time.

Holding time...
Releasing time....
Deep, low, belly breathing time.

Long play, 
45 rpm, 
Superior sound-quality,
Needle in the groove,
Spread out on the rug time. 
 
Spaced time.
Watch the light migrate across the bookshelf time. 
“What day is it today?” time.

Slow time. 
Really, really slow time.
High-definition bullet time.

Watching the kettle boil time.
Watching the clouds go time.
Watching the people pass time.
Watching the grass grow time.

Seeding time. 
Harvest time. 
Dinner time. 

“Is that really the time?”

Check the clock time,
Tick time,
Tock time,
Getting back to work time. 

Blink and you’ll miss this time.

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