Time

~ Time ~

Tick-tock-tick-tock,
either fast or slow;
a metronome, when I practiced piano,
showed timing made everything flow.

It helped me keep my tempo right
without tapping my feet
and I learned to play so my teacher smiled
it made her day complete.

I haven't seen a metronome
in many many years
so when I came across this gif
my eyes swelled up with tears.

I know that through the years of my life
the lesson of time led my way;
it has taught me to focus, listen, and know
I have twenty-four hours in a day.

Tick-tock-tick-tock,
I've learned along the way
to count my blessings, love my neighbour,
and above all, take time to pray.

Joan Adams Burchell
�January 13, 2003
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But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
( Genesis 49:24-26 )(KJV)

Count your blessings and see what God has done for you.