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Arrows of time Rays of light Sped pass us with heculian might Flows of ice Waves of tide Washing horizon with freshen pride Time had gone These ties will be for long Glaze through event glass Near six years had passed Sit at time of fly Realise that age gone by Who knows when we next meet How changes have been made Perhaps another few had sped pass Perhaps in pale beard and golden brows Savouring the days we had in youth -- 15/2/02 Commentary

This is one of the follow ups of the poem One in a Million. Also written during the period where I've been sending a number of friends off for further pursuits. Somehow, it came as a revelation that six years had passed since we first saw each other in polytechnic. In many context, we can be considered to be "old" friends already. How time has gone by is indeed fearful. Perhaps without conscious thoughts, we might mimic the grand-daddies having coffee and savouring the time gone by. As in the song "Those were the days"......