simple spices

    a bit of time and we acquire the taste
    no matter what the hour we have to grow
    we never find much need for pain or haste

    the statue has not been smashed or defaced
    it stands for all the things we hate to know
    a bit of time and we acquire the taste

    we tell our children they have to be chaste
    that patience matters that they must be slow
    we never find much need for pain or haste

    but never speak of those who sped or raced
    to beat the tyrant or to speed the glow
    a bit of time and we acquire the taste

    so much of memory has been erased
    that consciousness can't have a steady flow
    we never find much need for pain or haste

    we never count life as a loss or waste
    with final winners being worm and crow
    a bit of time and we acquire the taste
    we never find much need for pain or haste

(C)2008, Ledgister Fragano