Counting Time

‘Tis human nature to count the time.
We measure it with all of life’s little trinkets.
With our time pieces tracking the hours, days, and years,
Never stopping to count what is dear.
Our gems never count the number of our laughs,
Or the weight of all our tears.
They don’t separate life’s great lessons from all of our routines.
Instead our little gadgets shrink our view,
And keep us from reflecting.
For the clocks we hear ticking, only tell us there isn’t time.
So we miss the riches in our life,
Because we’re too busy counting time.