{"id":3059,"date":"2026-03-16T15:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:14:39","slug":"make-the-years-count-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/make-the-years-count-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"MAKE THE YEARS COUNT — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

MAKE THE YEARS COUNT <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

12-12-2016<\/p>\n

It seems that life has just started,
\nThen it’s suddenly already at an end,
\nWe wonder where all our years went,
\nWhen did we go around the final bend?<\/p>\n

That is the problem with we humans,
\nWe don’t truly appreciate our time,
\nGod grants us some number of years,
\nAnd then He rings our closing chime.<\/p>\n

So rather than waste them foolishly,
\nUse them to glorify the Lord’s Name,
\nStop doing things that don’t matter,
\nBecause this life is not just a game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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