Lost In Time

Memories all seem like just yesterday
 As time brings you another birthday
 Where does time go, you want to know
 You look around it's the big four O

 The seconds are passing, the minutes move on
 Night slips away to a brand new dawn
 Where does time go, you want to know
 You look around, and you've turned five O!

 Each year that passes, the decades that chime
 Moves life forward in the passage of time
 Your yesteryears have gone, your tomorrows will go
 Where has time gone, you want to know

 You then realize you're on a roll
 Time keeps on moving and taking its toll
 Where does time go, you want to know
 It seemed like just yesterday you had a youthful glow

 Your vision gets blurry, your movement gets slow
 Where has time gone, you wish you did know
 But you keep writing in verse and in rhyme
 As another birthday is lost in,  time....

 6-8-2020
 Time Poetry Contest
 Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke

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Date: 6/21/2020 7:49:00 AM
This is a great write Joseph, reminding us that time waits for no one, the mirror becomes the enemy as the decades pass!
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Joseph May
Date: 6/21/2020 9:16:00 AM
Thank you John
Date: 6/13/2020 3:25:00 AM
I really love this poem Joseph. It gathers the passion of the years as they fly by faster than our thoughts can keep up with. This is a Fave for me! Congratulations on your third placement! Blessings xxoo
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Joseph May
Date: 6/21/2020 9:16:00 AM
Thank you so much Connie
Date: 6/12/2020 7:13:00 PM
Where does the time go?? Yes, I know we all ask ourselves this question. Especially when a Birthday comes around. It is always nice to reflect on days gone by. :) I think so anyway. Age is only a number, right.?? :) Hugs, Brandy
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Joseph May
Date: 6/12/2020 8:05:00 PM
Brandy we ask ourselves that when the year ends also, it's only a number, they say be young at heart, Thank you..
Date: 6/12/2020 6:39:00 AM
Touching words Joseph. I can feel time fading away the memories through your words. Congratulations on your win :)
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Joseph May
Date: 6/12/2020 11:24:00 AM
Thank you Aditi..
Date: 6/12/2020 12:26:00 AM
I can sure relate to this one, Joseph - I turned the big SIX 0 last December. Congratulations on your win in the time contest ~ John
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Joseph May
Date: 6/12/2020 11:23:00 AM
Thank you John..
Date: 6/11/2020 9:15:00 AM
very good...I like this one...life is like fading jeans...eventually it get holes and tears...
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Joseph May
Date: 6/12/2020 11:24:00 AM
Thank Arturo
Date: 6/10/2020 11:08:00 PM
Absolute right you are. EXCELLENT poem. Sure to win TOP. Time is going on. Mostly achievement turns BIG ZERO.
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Joseph May
Date: 6/12/2020 11:22:00 AM
Thank you Aditi
Date: 6/9/2020 2:00:00 PM
Time!...the great oppressor & deceiver...but yet we seem to need more of it...a great write Joseph and fav...^WW^ :o)
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Joseph May
Date: 6/10/2020 9:51:00 AM
So true WW, we alays need more, thank you for making it a fave
Date: 6/9/2020 2:04:00 AM
I hear you my brother. Well said. Well done. Keep On Keepin' On! God Bless, JB
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Joseph May
Date: 6/10/2020 9:49:00 AM
Thank you Judy
Date: 6/8/2020 10:52:00 AM
This is SO MOVING, Joseph--also skillfully written and vividly descriptive. Janice
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Joseph May
Date: 6/8/2020 11:01:00 AM
Thank you so much Janice..
Date: 6/8/2020 10:41:00 AM
How true Joseph, from the moment we are born we die a little every day, time stops for no man. This is an awesome poem, written beautifully and very creatively - I truly have to fave this poem. Good luck in the contest. Blessings, Jennifer.
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Joseph May
Date: 6/8/2020 10:59:00 AM
Thank you for your kind words and for making it a fave Jennifer..
Date: 6/8/2020 10:16:00 AM
Somehow I remember reading this yesterday (though slightly different)..your introspection through journey of life resonates with me. I can certainly relate to this. All the best, Joseph.
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Joseph May
Date: 6/8/2020 10:58:00 AM
I did post it yesterday but it was slightly different as you said, Thank you Vijay..
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