T I M E

OF ARTIFICIAL GOLD,
OR PURE THE RING?
A JEWELLER WILL NOT WASTE TIME,
GUESSING VAINLY,
BUT ACID FIRMLY DROPS
ON METAL SMOOTH,
AND IN A TRICE,
THE TRUTH APPEARS QUITE PLAINLY,
SO TIME LIKE ACID,
PROVES BEYOND ALL DOUBT,
AND ANSWER GIVES,
ITS HANDS RLENTLESS TURNING,
OUR WORDS WERE TRUE
OR SIMPLY EMPTY SOUND,
SINCERE OR FALSE,
OUR PROMISES AND YEARNING?
HOW WONDERFUL THE WORLD,
ITS GARMENTS EVER CHANGING,
WITH SUNSHINE'S GOLDEN STRANDS,
TOSSED UP ON BULL'S HORNS HIGH,
HOW WONDERFUL IS LIFE:
WITH LOVE AND HOPE STRUGGLE,
AND ONLY LIFE'S SHORT SPAN,
EVOKES A BITTER SIGH.