Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end;
Each changing place with that which goes before,
In sequent toil all forwards do contend.

What does the poet convey through the simile in these lines

Question

Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, 
So do our minutes hasten to their end; 
Each changing place with that which goes before, 
In sequent toil all forwards do contend.

What does the poet convey through the simile in these lines

anonymous · Answer

I don't see any simile in this poem, and for the most part this poem doesn't really make sense