TIME ENOUGH

Time enough to stop the clock

And turn the wind upon itself

To touch the heart within the rock

That lies beyond the window shelf -

Time enough to wake the dead

And drench the sun with water, mild -

To dye the moon fluorescent red

And stir the oceans, cold and wild.

Time enough to see the world

And wander far from place to place -

To watch the sail of time unfurled

And taste the salt upon my face.

Time enough to walk the skies

And believe in roads that lie beyond -

To watch light fade from my eyes

And live in life not half so fond.

Time enough to think of God

And question that which I believe -

To talk and turn, wink and nod

And in my soul, to pine and grieve.

Time enough to fall in love

And love the thought of love alone -

To reach for shining stars above

And feel the heart that turns to stone.

Time enough to say my piece

And keep my peace forever more -

To hear my words upon the breeze

That winds across a barren moor;

And time enough to learn to sleep

When life has just become too rough

To yearn to make that sudden leap -

To learn to die, there’s time enough.