Time Poems | Examples of Time Poetry

I give up writing the ‘great American poem’… started after college in my garage but it was all...

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From time to time, I think I'm right about mistakes, And I dismiss any other speculation, a scattering of thoughts in the wind. I don't know what anything is, but it's precisely this unknown that frees me, For freedom comes not from seeking answers, but from living in the question. On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with me,...

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sunlight creeps inside, the bell sings its sharp warning— dreams scatter like dust....

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What if dawn never meant to arrive? I am teaching my shadow to walk ahead— He knows the way to places that don't exist yet. My homeland is a verb, not a noun. The maps redraw themselves while I sleep, moving mountains into my coffee cup. We built our house from borrowed time. Each room contains a different season of sorrow— but the...

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No channel skipping ..no flannel...it was so gripping…hearts melt…Pant's ripping svelte pelt and belt..stripping and whipping..the fab never drab Rishab lab..was it real..felt like I was tripping… no pipping..surreal cartwheel flipping.. Some verse about the Panto Pant curse…does traverse…like a hearse….won’t reimburse..adverse bowlers terse..things getting worse…reputations nurse…Rishab flash panache smash and grab..rehearse that ramp reverse..in his...

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Time is never on our side, so hurried, so rushed, whispered tantrums in the silent hush; to grow, to age with time when suddenly we realize too late time has passed us by....

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AS IS GOD'S TIME Our love is as God’s time be: Tick tocking eternally:- I’m yours, and you’re mine; Our love, God’s gift, sublime:- I am for you, and you are for me; Our love is as is God’s time be:- You are the water of my life’s sea: Waving and frothing love eternally:- ...

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Throughout the years, at different destinations, Even through four seasons and twelve months The trains come daily, arriving at the stations, People board during work days and holidays, Some have a journey for hours on end, The minutes pass, as pairs have conversations, Seconds tick by on folk's watches....

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Life is short but long enough to make plans and make some dreams come true Life is kind and generous it offers time for second chances and even a string of redos Life is short but in the end you'll be liable for what you've done but equally for what you didn't do Use your time wisely ~ AP: Honorable Mention 2025...

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(“Shadow Puppet”, 2023, original encaustic) Dreamtime Is there anybody out there Sings the Muffin Man From Drury Lane The San Francisco skyline now Tilted past recognition A Jumble of order and chaos Alas, once a beauty Now a beast Changed so much In just a day As Father Time sighs And wears away Surfaces that used to shine Declaring now his desire To become a her And transition to another time. (7/8/25) ...

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Must every second always count eyes focused on the prize Must purpose color our every act ‘til every vista’s funereal black ...

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Don’t know why we came so close, Why time chose us—no one knows. We gave a year, we shared the days, In little moments, in quiet ways. Today I held your photo near, And every memory felt so clear. I don’t wish to go back in time, But hating you would feel like a crime. Whatever we had, it wasn't all wrong, Some parts...

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IN THE SEA OF LIFE AND THE SANDS OF TIME As the sun continues to rise, As the moon continues to wane and wax, Here I am, continuing to wave on The wrinkling sea of life, streaming to its shores, To froth and seep deep into the waiting sands of time; Here to canvas clanging conch-like echoing footprints:- As the sun continues...

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Memories of Formica kitchens And 2-burner Hotpoint stoves Lipstick on a menthol butt Costume pearls in rows Perfume from the five and dime Drive In’s on the field A promise made a promise kept And love — that time can’t steal (Listening To Patsy Cline: July 4th, 2025) ...

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Now and then, the misty depths of her failing mind clear for a brief moment; and then she can recall the beauty that she was; and to me, remains so....

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