Once Upon a Time...

Once upon a time, time was not.

The old man remembered what the child forgot.

While other babes did utter words

That common folk thought were most absurd.

This is the tale I tell to you;

You thought ’twas a lie, but now it’s true.

And once you realize the clue,

The former things are made anew.

Long ago and far away,

We were ever so close; right now; today.

A love so strong to light the way

Though many still have gone astray.

This is how the story goes.

I whisper the words that no one knows.

And in the secret of the prose

You’ll find it’s beauty- rows and rows.

The children gather roundabout

To hear the words from the elder’s mouth.

For, once upon a time, time was not.

The old man remembered what the child forgot.