Endless Time
Endless Time - meaning Summary
Time Entrusted to the Divine
The speaker addresses the divine, contrasting God’s endless, patient time with human urgency and scarcity. Days and ages pass under a divine pace that perfects even small things, while people scramble and give their limited hours away to others. Despite fearing closed gates and having nothing left to offer, the speaker discovers the divine still waits. The poem thus suggests humility before a timeless providence and a calmer perspective on mortality.
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