Burning Daylight

Burning Daylight Burning daylight…what? What could that possibly mean? Wasting precious time? And daylight? Daylight exists between dawning Sun and darkness of night , divided into hours, minutes, seconds, all of which equals Time. There is breakfast, lunch and dinner time. There is commuting time. Of course, there is working time either at a job, or at home. There is cooking time, cleaning time, indoor, outdoor, taking care of home time. There are doing errands time and appointment times. Also, taking care of loved ones time, and taking care of pets time; Donating time time, and all those “have to do things” time too many to mention! No burning/wasting daylight here! Now— that other time that some may refer to as burning daylight time, wasting precious time time?? Depends on what “wasting” means! If you are lucky enough to have those leftover or in between the “have to do things” time, your extra time— Get into your “burning daylight” mode! Indulge! Indulge in life! Sit somewhere you love outdoors, and look into the eyes of nature. Spend relax time with a spouse, child, loved one, friend, neighbor, or significant other. Read that special book. Write that letter, or write a poem—maybe two; engage in something uniquely creative. Let your favorite music feed your soul. Take a walk and inhale the beauty of all that surrounds. Feel life flow through your heart and soul! Breath in the wonderful air! Or, just sit back, take a nap and do nothing! Feel free! Do whatever makes you feel good! No guilt, no pressure, just extra daylight time to burn up for yourself—your gift to yourself! This burning daylight time will provide the fuel and energy, the peace and happiness for all those “have to do things time” which the next day of daylight time will definitely claim!! Burning daylight?…Go for it! © Sandra M. Haight 2015 All Rights Reserved ~3rd Place~ Contest: Burning Daylight Sponsor: John Lawless Judged: 05/24/2015
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Date: 5/25/2015 9:14:00 PM
Very well done Sandra, congrats on your placing. Cheers Kev
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Sandra Haight
Date: 5/26/2015 2:30:00 PM
Hi Kevin, I have been away for 10 days and still catching up with mail on PS. Thank you so much for your nice comment and congrats. I really appreciate it. Sandra
Date: 5/25/2015 5:33:00 PM
Sandra, Congratulations on your win. LOVE LINDA
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Sandra Haight
Date: 5/26/2015 2:27:00 PM
Hi Linda, thank you so much for your nice comment and congrats. I really appreciate it. Hugs, Sandra
Date: 5/25/2015 1:22:00 AM
Sandra, Congrats on your BURNING DAYLIGHT win. SKAT
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Sandra Haight
Date: 5/26/2015 2:28:00 PM
Hi Skat, thank you so much for your nice comment and congrats. I really appreciate it. Hugs, Sandra
Date: 5/24/2015 7:17:00 PM
Congratulations Sandra.....
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Sandra Haight
Date: 5/26/2015 2:29:00 PM
Hi Judy, I've been away for 10 days and still catching up with PS. Thank you so much for your nice comment and congrats. I really appreciate it. Hugs, Sandra
Date: 5/24/2015 7:11:00 PM
Sandra, I loved the shift in this one from the trivial and mundane task oriented aspect of life to the necessity of breaking form and torching the day with joy. And to do it with a testy form to boot.
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Sandra Haight
Date: 5/26/2015 12:28:00 PM
Hi John, I've been away for 10 days, still catching up with PS! Thank you so much for your positive comment! Really enjoyed your contest and so much appreciate my fine placement. Thanks again. Sandra
Date: 5/10/2015 4:16:00 AM
Hello Sandra!! This is lovely!! All the best!! P.S - What does the sponsor actually mean by 'Burning daylight'? I din't get it!!
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Date: 5/10/2015 7:19:00 AM
Thank you for your visit and nice comments, Sneha. I believe 'burning daylight' may mean wasting time or using it in perhaps for enjoyment or relaxation inside of a more productive way. Sandra
Date: 4/29/2015 12:14:00 PM
A tongue in cheek poem making light of the saying, "burning daylight". A well written engrossing poem filled with mirth, dealing with questions of "time" in a humorous whirl wind of words. Emile.
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Sandra Haight
Date: 4/30/2015 6:30:00 PM
Thanks again, Emile. Glad you found it a bit humorous. I little different form for me, but I tried it. A appreciate your nice comment. Sandra
Date: 4/29/2015 8:19:00 AM
Sandra, I love this poem, so well thought out and written beautifully, a perfect 7, best of luck in the contest and thanks for visiting my poem, A day . . . and wow, poem of the day, I am so proud
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Sandra Haight
Date: 4/30/2015 6:32:00 PM
Thank you, Broken. There are many ways to go with the theme, but I thought I'd try this. Hugs, Sandra
Date: 4/29/2015 8:01:00 AM
Reads like a winner to me..Way to go for the contest..We are all given the same amount of time but how we spend it makes all the difference in the world..Thanks for hte visit to my page..Sara
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Date: 4/30/2015 6:33:00 PM
Hi Sara, thank you for your positive comment! Hugs, Sandra
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