September 1st

SEPTEMBER 1st

There’s not a single cloud in the clear blue sky

announcing autumn will soon draw nigh

for summer will end by and by.

This first day of September came fast, oh my.

There are contrails high in the sky from planes that fly

taking someone someplace far away by and by.

On either end there’s not a dry eye

when someone has had to say "bye-bye."

Vines in the garden have now died.

Soon we’ll make shepherd's pie.

A fat toad hops away. He’s shy.

When I saw him I was surprised.

Squash vines laden so I don’t have to buy.

A pumpkin will make Thanksgiving pie

or maybe a new recipe try -

something yummy steamed, baked, or fried?

A painted lady or maybe a guy

floats down to say hi.

Off she goes up high again as though shy.

Her wings wave "bye-bye."

Soon will have to deadhead flowers that died.

Most perennials are more than knee-high.

Will miss the rainbow of flowers tie-dyed.

I’ll save seeds so someone doesn’t have to buy.

This first day of September flew by.

In fact everyday time does fly.

Time is free. You cannot ever buy.

Something everyone learns is “time flies.”

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Time is precious

and also priceless.

Time always travels forward

though we review time backwards.

Remember the good times

and learn from the bad times

for time also teaches us lessons

needed to mature us through the seasons.

Time, taken for granted when we’re young,

gains respect as we mature for among

the seasons of our life we realize

time cannot be reclaimed, it takes wing and flies.

Time is said to heal all wounds.

In this case, time isn’t over soon

for time lingers for wounds to heal

giving us time to recover and deal.

Be sure to spend some time today encouraging one another

for we all need encouragement from time-to-time from what bothers.

This time you spent will recharge your batteries

and often repaid with sincere flattery.

And take time for yourself today

to recoup from the stress of the day

for someone will need you tomorrow

to help them deal with their sorrows.

Time for yourself is best spent

in quiet prayer and worship

for spending time alone with God

helps us endure when times are hard.

Time is the same for every one of us -

twenty-four hours entrusted to us

rather minutes

or seconds

a day does fly by.

Gone forever. Bye-bye.

Here’s what Solomon had to say about the duration of time.

Apparently he had spent a lot of time thinking about time.

There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is a proper time and procedure for every matter.

Ecclesiastes 8:6

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