FESTINE LENTE FESTINE LENTE
by donall-dempsey
FESTINE LENTE FESTINE LENTE
Up the Green Road
under an arch of sunlight & leaves
I travel through Time & Space
mastering speed.
Balance still a little odd
as I try to...cycle faster...keep up with my Dad
who is forever far ahead
calling: “Come on, Donall – that’s the lad! ”
All that time I am
that eternal summer
always
struggling to learn
how to do
7 x Tables
(tie my shoe)
master bicycles.
Down the Green Road
under an arch of Time & Autumn
I cycle faster with the wind
behind me...calling to the man
who languishes forever
far behind me:
“Come on, Dad...”
“Take it easy, Donal lad! ”
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Festine Lente is the Latin for Hurry Slowly!