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

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Livingston Avatar
September 8, 2012 at 9:30 AM
amazing work Richard! thanks for telling me about it. i loved it -katie
Palmer Avatar
September 8, 2012 at 10:17 AM
thank you ,have a wonderful day Katie
Macfarlane Avatar
July 30, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Motivated write Richard! I want to upfront, just like you. Love this write : )
Palmer Avatar
July 30, 2012 at 11:02 AM
walk along with me,lol,thanks Cecilia
Gooden Avatar
July 25, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Again Richard, expressive, great work. Enjoyed my stop with you today.
Palmer Avatar
July 25, 2012 at 4:39 PM
thanks for stopping by,welcome any time,lol,
Johnson Avatar
July 23, 2012 at 4:13 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. :)
Palmer Avatar
July 23, 2012 at 5:28 PM
thanks Robert,love your comment add a few more lines,post it ,lol lol
Wesley Avatar
July 21, 2012 at 6:52 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!
Palmer Avatar
July 21, 2012 at 12:22 PM
thanks much Elizabeth
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July 21, 2012 at 12:49 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!
Palmer Avatar
July 21, 2012 at 12:21 PM
thanks Lissie,get going lol
Andresen Avatar
July 20, 2012 at 4:26 AM
Always ticking away.....live to day.....tomorrow never comes. - Well written Richard. - oxox love Anne-Lise
Palmer Avatar
July 20, 2012 at 5:39 PM
yep live today as if its your last,thanks Anne Lise
K Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 6:02 PM
Way to rock the pen Richard! Love this poem :)
Palmer Avatar
July 20, 2012 at 5:37 PM
thanks Jessica
Kendrick Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 11:41 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
Palmer Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 2:35 PM
thanks Sara
Ryerson Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 11:10 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
Palmer Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 2:35 PM
thanks Tim
Emmanuel Brown Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Richard, what a push! beautiful work, Guy. love reading your works. more is expected.
Palmer Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 11:03 AM
a lot more,thanks Al
Singleton Avatar
July 18, 2012 at 9:52 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 :)
Palmer Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 11:02 AM
thanks Kerry
Anish Avatar
July 18, 2012 at 9:03 PM
Seems like you are giving someone a warning here. Intresting, didatic verse. Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish
Palmer Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 11:02 AM
the whole world,thanks Matthew
Croft Avatar
July 18, 2012 at 3:39 PM
this is very true my friend. one day our time will be up!
Palmer Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 10:20 AM
thanks Karen
Onclaud Avatar
July 18, 2012 at 9:26 AM
a dizzy spell of time's rush so well quilled, richard... amazing!..:) huggs!
Palmer Avatar
July 19, 2012 at 10:18 AM
thanks much Nette
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July 18, 2012 at 7:01 AM
Excellent and very inspiring write. Yes, life is a journey and we have to cope with time. Well said. Tfs
Palmer Avatar
July 18, 2012 at 7:43 AM
thanks Ravi
Sivey Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 9:57 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!
Palmer Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 10:45 PM
thanks Russell
Wellington Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 9:52 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
Palmer Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 10:44 PM
thanks Joy go get em'
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July 17, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Procrastination is the thief of time, for sure... Well done Richard!! Best wishes, Keith
Palmer Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 10:44 PM
kill the thief,lol,thanks Keith
Sanderson Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 8:43 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
Palmer Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 10:43 PM
xoxox Carma thanks
Kearley Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 8:29 PM
X-celent write! It reads like words from my mind.
Palmer Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 10:43 PM
great minds think alike,thanks Dan
Lee Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 7:49 PM
So true, love this write. Very inspiring
Palmer Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 10:41 PM
thanks Kelsey,welcome anytime
Hackett Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 6:42 PM
That's nothing but the whole truth.
Palmer Avatar
July 17, 2012 at 10:40 PM
and nothing but the truth,thanks Allen
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