Light Showers

Growing Up

There once was a time
Which is hard to recall,
When high was a bird
And round was a ball.

When long was an hour
And big was a tree,
And there wasn't a thing
More important than me.

Now high is in light years
And round is the world,
And long is eternity's
Ages unfurled.

Now big is the universe
Dwarfing our sky....
It seems everything's growing
Much faster than I.

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