Question

What does the poet mean by the 'sands of time'

Answer 1

sand of time means he saying about that little time like in that of the instrument which once fell down never comes back..

Answer 2

The phrase "sands of time" is from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It describes the mark that great people leave on history.

Time is like evershifting sand, it is never at a standstill.

Yet in those mires of sand, some people leave their mark, and are remembered for their actions and achievements.

We have seen this throughout history in the form of great rulers, statement, inventors, authors, poets, and other people who stand out from the ordinary.