a definition of time

a definition of time

passing time leaves debris strewn in its path
dim shadow of the bits of age lying here still
a piece of death to see a life now cut in half
glinting silver sunlight flits on the night chill
passing clouds obscure the gathered hours
set on skeleton moments a deep foundation
the knowledge once sure the milk that sours
rusty splintered components of a temptation
pass words unmeasured or thought unbound
ash of history torn pages from the memories
hope no longer treasured the finite is found
wisdom of the lost sages become in reveries
to search the meaning of time for the answer
discover a source of crime and of the cancer