Waiting For The Right Moment

Faster than a speeding cloud,
Sliding ’cross a still, blue sky,
I always thought that there was time,
Until my life passed by.

I shilly-shallied, stalled and dallied,
Till the time was right,
While I waited, hesitated,
My short life was in full flight.

Glancing up from empty planning,
Looking backwards, then I saw,
Better moments had passed by me,
Passed me by, some time before.

Bewildered, sad, I saw too late,
In my life’s fading candlelight,
The truth of a capricious Fate -
The time is never right.

So, my, son, as now I leave you,
Take my hand and learn from this.
Live each moment you are granted,
There is no more precious gift.