Catch me
and fly or the moment
will die.
I am Kairos and
I surmount
everything.
I have
wings on my feet, I am
quicker
than the wind, I am
forever in
a hurry, catch me
see me
flash by in a moment,
I die in a
flash, you must seize
the hair
on my forehead
or lose
your opportunity
to grasp
your chance, I have
no hair at
the back of my head
and if I
overfly, you will
never
catch me again, no
matter how
much you call.
I am
Kairos, I surmount
everything.
Forget me
at your
peril. I am a moral to all.
I have adapted these lines from those of the poet Posidippos, 3rd Century B.C.
