The distance
Ecclesiastes 1:9 New English Translation (NET Bible)
9 What exists now is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done;
there is nothing truly new on earth.
Traveling the distance as markers on the road
are now slowly fading in my sight
It is not important to know where I am going
There’s really not a target in my plight
Smiling towards the future resting oft in places
where many in the past have stopped before
Speed now trickled down to a pace that I can handle
It seems that life itself is offering more and more
Getting used to running where walking was the norm
Not noticing much otherwise loosing about all thought
Routine has taken over and habits have taken charge
Little time here wasted for what some others bought
The ritual seems set as tradition starts forming
All should do like I in the endless race called life
Organize and plan for others when they’re coming
Remove all the obstacles for the ones making strife
Human nature at its best and not hard to find a leader
Everyone around wants to tell others what to do
All is now in place to soon be railed and defeated
“Nothing new under the sun” an ever returning truth
Jan Wienen