Katrina's Sundial

I did not write this; Henry Van Dyke did. But I love this simple little poem, enough that I've been working on a bit of a song to go with these words, so I feel like I have enough creative claim to this poem to justify sharing it here :) -

Katrina's Sundial
by Henry van Dyke

Time is too slow for those who wait,
Too swift for those who fear,
Too long for those who grieve,
Too short for those who rejoice,
But for those who love,
Time is eternity.

Hours fly,
Flowers die:
New days,
New ways:
Pass by!
Love stays.

I love that poem. I do not love that I only wrote one poem for myself in 2008 (though, got a few days left, right?) 2009 needs to be different.