Get Your Premium Membership

Hands of Time

Life is a journey,find your mission, Get up off that lazy ass you sit on, The hands of time is ticking away, Time to get working,unless you get pay to play, What you are leaving to do tomorrow, Do it from it can be done today, Don't idle while your life ticks away, Every tick a next second has passed, Your sand is running out,in times' hour-glass, Where do you want to be in life,upfront or last, Will you fight try to win at all cost, Or will you just roll over and die,another life lost, Tick,tick,tick, life hammer driving a nail in your brain, Will you rise to fame or will your life be lame, If you die trying there is no shame , The shame is on those,who had no aim, Don't lie to yourself to yourself be true, The hands of time won't stop for you....

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 9/8/2012 9:30:00 AM
amazing work Richard! thanks for telling me about it. i loved it -katie
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 9/8/2012 10:17:00 AM
thank you ,have a wonderful day Katie
Date: 7/30/2012 9:58:00 AM
Motivated write Richard! I want to upfront, just like you. Love this write : )
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/30/2012 11:02:00 AM
walk along with me,lol,thanks Cecilia
Date: 7/25/2012 4:04:00 PM
Again Richard, expressive, great work. Enjoyed my stop with you today.
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/25/2012 4:39:00 PM
thanks for stopping by,welcome any time,lol,
Date: 7/23/2012 4:13:00 PM
My ass is fat cause I did just that. I blamed the past for what didn't last. The clock kept ticking, but the bell didn't ring. And the song's of today, I never do sing. No aim, no fame, no one to blame. In a pity me poor fools lonely game. I hear a bit of a reggae beat in your poem. We can never be reminded enough to embrace the moment. Keep on ticking. :)
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 5:28:00 PM
thanks Robert,love your comment add a few more lines,post it ,lol lol
Date: 7/21/2012 6:52:00 AM
Ah yes, there is much satisfaction in using time well. It is a precious thing to waste and your poem is a sharp reminder that it stops for no one. Super write with great message!
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/21/2012 12:22:00 PM
thanks much Elizabeth
Date: 7/21/2012 12:49:00 AM
Oh Richard so true so true, I do my best but I tell you CD's that stick on desks for a Year and emails ignored they all drive you ding bats! Oh Richard dear Richard, I don't the sand running out I've got far far too much to do!!! I am listening believe me I far too much to do!
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/21/2012 12:21:00 PM
thanks Lissie,get going lol
Date: 7/20/2012 4:26:00 AM
Always ticking away.....live to day.....tomorrow never comes. - Well written Richard. - oxox love Anne-Lise
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/20/2012 5:39:00 PM
yep live today as if its your last,thanks Anne Lise
Date: 7/19/2012 6:02:00 PM
Way to rock the pen Richard! Love this poem :)
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/20/2012 5:37:00 PM
thanks Jessica
Date: 7/19/2012 11:41:00 AM
Great work..Yes, having goals set and sticking to them is a great way to reach life's objectives..Enjoyed reading your work..Thanks for stopping by..Sara
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/19/2012 2:35:00 PM
thanks Sara
Date: 7/19/2012 11:10:00 AM
Very good life lesson you have written, Richard...Yes, time does go by too quickly and we definitely need to get up off our asses and get down to business! ...Keep up the good work - Tim
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/19/2012 2:35:00 PM
thanks Tim
Date: 7/19/2012 10:40:00 AM
Richard, what a push! beautiful work, Guy. love reading your works. more is expected.
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/19/2012 11:03:00 AM
a lot more,thanks Al
Date: 7/18/2012 9:52:00 PM
Wow you have given me a push to get of my ass..lol yes time is ticking never stopping never waiting, life is now & we all should be living it now! great write Richard :)
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/19/2012 11:02:00 AM
thanks Kerry
Date: 7/18/2012 9:03:00 PM
Seems like you are giving someone a warning here. Intresting, didatic verse. Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/19/2012 11:02:00 AM
the whole world,thanks Matthew
Date: 7/18/2012 3:39:00 PM
this is very true my friend. one day our time will be up!
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/19/2012 10:20:00 AM
thanks Karen
Date: 7/18/2012 9:26:00 AM
a dizzy spell of time's rush so well quilled, richard... amazing!..:) huggs!
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/19/2012 10:18:00 AM
thanks much Nette
Date: 7/18/2012 7:01:00 AM
Excellent and very inspiring write. Yes, life is a journey and we have to cope with time. Well said. Tfs
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/18/2012 7:43:00 AM
thanks Ravi
Date: 7/17/2012 9:57:00 PM
The last line says it all, "The hands of time won't stop for you..." that is so very true! No matter what you do or try to do, time will not stop! Awesome poem here Richard! Great Work!
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/17/2012 10:45:00 PM
thanks Russell
Date: 7/17/2012 9:52:00 PM
Time is surely ticking away...thanks for the reminder, less we forget. Some blame society for their underachievement, but we all have a responsibility to ourselves to make the best of what God gave us. One love bro. Joy Wells
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/17/2012 10:44:00 PM
thanks Joy go get em'
Date: 7/17/2012 9:01:00 PM
Procrastination is the thief of time, for sure... Well done Richard!! Best wishes, Keith
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/17/2012 10:44:00 PM
kill the thief,lol,thanks Keith
Date: 7/17/2012 8:43:00 PM
This is so amazing and genuily true, you continue to enchant mi with di words of warm embraces of butterflies.... Great write richie..... Mi love!!!! Xoxoxo
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/17/2012 10:43:00 PM
xoxox Carma thanks
Date: 7/17/2012 8:29:00 PM
X-celent write! It reads like words from my mind.
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/17/2012 10:43:00 PM
great minds think alike,thanks Dan
Date: 7/17/2012 7:49:00 PM
So true, love this write. Very inspiring
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/17/2012 10:41:00 PM
thanks Kelsey,welcome anytime
Date: 7/17/2012 6:42:00 PM
That's nothing but the whole truth.
Login to Reply
Palmer Avatar
Richard Palmer
Date: 7/17/2012 10:40:00 PM
and nothing but the truth,thanks Allen

Book: Shattered Sighs