A time well spent
The time that flies
In the blink of the eye
The times we had
No money could buy
The pleasure and pain
My greatest treasure
No regrets granted
Humbling peace in this purpose
Raised with care,
By which only time can commit
Held so dear by the heart
May no human part
This will transmit,
As loves sacred sacrifice
Not to be passed up,
Just passed on
From birth to death
The love that carries you
Your whole journey through
-Camille Delaquise
This poem appears in Behind the Facade, Camille’s debut contemporary poetry collection. A time well spent speaks to love as life’s deepest inheritance — suggesting that what endures is not wealth or possession, but the quiet, sacrificial care that carries us from one generation to the next.