Book of Past Challenges

A Lifetime

A Lifetime

Life can be
but a blink of an eye,
a short sprint
or a decades long marathon.
Whatever minutes granted
they are on loan.
Live each day in gratitude,
fill your hours
with kindness and service
and when night falls
you will rest complete.
                   ~~Judi Van Gorder

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Theme: Time - we all need more, but supposing someone 'gave' you a moment? Pick a period of time: a moment, a quarter of an hour, a day, an hour, decade, eon, month, etc.. What would you/could you do with it? Or maybe when would you get it? Fun or get chore caught up? All sorts of possibilities!

Words to use: your selected amount of time, plus four (min) other units of time. Title your poem your chosen unit of time.
Forbidden words: None today :)
Additional parameters: None