True Confession Time
I give up writing the ‘great American poem’…
started after college
in my garage
but it was all...
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Categories:
time, america, humor, poems, truth,
Form: Rhyme
From time to time, I think I'm right about mistakesFrom 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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Categories:
time, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
morning signal
sunlight creeps inside,
the bell sings its sharp warning—
dreams scatter like dust....
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Categories:
time,
Form: Haiku
The Architect of MorningWhat 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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Categories:
time, cute love,
Form: Free verse
Surreal cartwheel sublime PANTomime time
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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Categories:
time, sports,
Form: Free verse
TimeTime
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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Categories:
age, time,
Form: Free verse
AS IS GOD'S TIME
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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Categories:
time, allegory, analogy, extended metaphor,
Form: Couplet
Time and TrainsThroughout 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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Categories:
time, travel,
Form: Free verse
Every decision matters
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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Categories:
time, appreciation, judgement, life, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Dreamtime(“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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Categories:
allusion, dream, time,
Form: Free verse
Must Every Second Count
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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Categories:
dark, future, stress, time,
Form: Couplet
Still in the Good MemoriesDon’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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Categories:
time, for him, love, memory,
Form: Free verse
IN THE SEA OF LIFE AND THE SANDS OF TIME
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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Categories:
time, allegory, i am, inspirational,
Form: Prose
Listening To PatsyMemories
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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Categories:
love, nostalgia, time,
Form: Rhyme
Misty is TimeNow 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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Categories:
time, love,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Time Poems
Read wonderful time poetry on the following sub-topics:
change, christmas, death, harvest, passing, precious, rhyme, running out, war
and more.
Definition | What is Time in Poetry?
Poems Related to Time
point, generation, past, second, turn, space, life, season, moment, date, day, present, stage, term, age, pace, while, future, era, occasion, tide, go, duration, lifetime, stint