74,600 Seconds

There are 74,600 seconds
In the course of a day.
And who can tell what all
Within each tick-tock lays?

74,600 seconds
Freely given each of us
74,600 seconds
Squarely placed within our trust.

And daily, such time acrues
Even as I pen this rhyme.
But each must fully account
For how he spends his time.

(c) 2007 by W. Salley