Time’s Paces
when as a child I laughed and wept
time crept.
when as a youth I dreamed and talked
time walked.
when I became a full-grown man
time ran.
and later, as I older grew
time flew.
soon I shall find while travelling on
time gone.
Henry Twells (1823–1900) top
Poem fixed to the front of the clock-case in the North Transept of Chester Cathedral.
