Present

Preceded by the past Predicted by the past Preferred more than the past Product of past thoughts Portal to the future Prevalent to wisdom Place in time all happens

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Joe Maverick

Date: 1/24/2023 8:21:00 AM

Timeless Bill really timeless.'

Bill Baker
Date: 1/26/2023 8:29:00 AM

Thanks for the visit and comment, Joe. I hope to be back active in Feb. Have a great week my friend. Bill

John Watt

Date: 7/16/2022 10:06:00 PM

Nice thoughts about the past, present, and future in this clever Pleiades poem. I liked "Portal to the future"! God bless you, my friend ~ John

Bill Baker
Date: 7/16/2022 11:05:00 PM

Thanks for reading and commenting on so many of my poems, John. You are truly an encouragement to me. Bill

Ann Foster

Date: 6/26/2022 9:14:00 AM

Well done. Great fun. Ann

Bill Baker
Date: 6/26/2022 10:41:00 AM

Just trying a different form, Ann. Best I stick to sonnets and rhyme probable. :-) Thanks for reading and commenting on my poetry my friend. Bill

I Am Anaya

Date: 6/9/2022 8:15:00 PM

But know I am who I am now because of the choices (good and bad) that I've made in the past...This is Good Karma! Our decisions will last us our lifetime, we are forever learning...Love, Anaya

Bill Baker
Date: 6/10/2022 8:27:00 AM

I agree, thanks for the comment, Anaya. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/9/2022 1:38:00 PM

What a creative write. So much said here. Have a great/blessed day......................

Bill Baker
Date: 6/9/2022 4:42:00 PM

You have a blessed day my friend. Bill

Spirit Cook

Date: 6/9/2022 3:13:00 AM

Wow! I was searching for examples but your Pleiades makes this novice nervous. "Preferred more than the past" Sometimes we look back with nostalgia and rose tinted glasses. It is only with analytical eyes we can see that the present is preferable to the past. Enjoy the sun.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/9/2022 7:48:00 AM

Very true, Spirit Cook, it does take looking deeper. By looking back at the past, we have the option of believing what we wanted or wanted to happen instead of what actual happened. In the present it just is what it is. Thanks for commenting my friend. Have a great day! Bill

Eve Roper

Date: 6/7/2022 5:16:00 PM

Words of wisdom, I sometimes wish I could change the past, just a little. :)

Bill Baker
Date: 6/8/2022 7:25:00 AM

I think about how things might have been different if changed, but know I am who I am now because of the choices (good and bad) that I've made in the past. Thanks for the comment, Eve. Smiles ~ Blessings, Bill

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/7/2022 2:12:00 AM

One thing for sure we can't undo the past. We can try to make things right or ask forgiveness then we have to move on without making the same mistakes. I think that takes a power outside of ourselves. Thanks for all your visits. Sara

Bill Baker
Date: 6/8/2022 7:23:00 AM

Thank you for all your visits. Enjoyed your thoughts and comments, Sara. Hugs, Bill

Heidi Sands

Date: 6/5/2022 9:40:00 AM

Wown Great one Bill. I like this. Well done :)

Bill Baker
Date: 6/5/2022 9:49:00 AM

Thanks for the comment, Heidi. Bill

Valsa George

Date: 6/5/2022 4:38:00 AM

Past is aligned to the Present and it makes the future! Great Pleiades, Bill !

Bill Baker
Date: 6/5/2022 5:28:00 AM

Thanks, Valsa. Have a nice day, my friend. Bill

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/4/2022 5:20:00 PM

Enjoyed! Present!

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 5:29:00 PM

Thanks for the visit, Kim

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/4/2022 5:10:00 PM

It is sometimes difficult to live in the present, but when you consider you are creating your future it helps a lot. An excellent Pleiades Bill. Blessings xxoo

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 5:31:00 PM

Thanks for the encouraging comment, Connie. I've just starting writing in the Pleiades Form, and I like it for a change. Have a blessed day my friend. Bill

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/4/2022 3:46:00 PM

Love this!! Thanks for comment on my haiku. It's a two time loser now!!

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 3:57:00 PM

Thanks to the tip from you, at least I'm writing them in six syllables per line now. :-)

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 3:55:00 PM

Tough contest if that's not a winner. Thank you for sharing it with us anyway. It's a winner to me. :-) Hugs, Bill

Alexis Y.

Date: 6/4/2022 2:56:00 PM

WoW! Bill You penned a well written and thought-provoking write about “ present. “ The last line was so impactful. Well done. Have a nice day and weekend;-)Alexis

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 3:10:00 PM

Thank for the comment, Alexis, you have a nice weekend too, my friend. Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 6/4/2022 7:53:00 AM

The past--we allow it to haunt us. It's really (as you say) just a place in time. It can propel us to our future if we so desire. Thanks for an enlightening read.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 8:05:00 AM

Thanks for your mindful comment, Sara. Have a healing day. Bill

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 6/3/2022 9:57:00 PM

Indeed. And when all thoughts cease, what appears?

Unseeking Seeker
Date: 6/4/2022 8:50:00 AM

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 8:05:00 AM

Awareness, my friend. Thanks for your comments, Bill

Sotto Poet

Date: 6/3/2022 7:58:00 PM

Such a brilliantly penned Pleiades, Bill. I really enjoyed reading and analyzing your thoughts.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 8:03:00 AM

Thank you, for your kind comments, my friend. Enjoy this day that we have been given, Bill

Miranda Hawley

Date: 6/3/2022 7:12:00 PM

Predicted by the past, *I have pause to think about that line.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/3/2022 7:34:00 PM

Our thoughts from our past create the past's future, which is our present. "As a man thinketh, so is he." IMHO Thanks for reading and commenting on my poetry, Miranda. Have a great weekend! Bill