Joseph May Poet Quintain (English)

Sands of Time - Hourglass

On the wings of a seagull the sun slowly sets
   Time flows through the dying light
 Like the seconds the hourglass begets
   Each grain of sand in time will write
 The days and years of humanity's plight

 37 words
 5/14/17

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Debbie Duncan June 17, 2017 at 4:58 PM Very nicely done. I wrote one called Sands Of Time way back when I was 15. It's in a box in back of closet :)

Sandra Haight May 27, 2017 at 6:49 PM Very true, and how well you captured the message, Joseph. Congratulations on a fine win in the contest. Sandra

Kim Rodrigues May 27, 2017 at 5:24 PM Humanity's plight travels in time! Congrats!

Heidi Sands May 26, 2017 at 10:34 AM Congratulations Joseph! :)

James Inman May 24, 2017 at 5:11 PM A wonderful deep write Joseph.

Andrea Dietrich May 19, 2017 at 9:44 AM Awesome take on that theme, Joseph. You did a splendid job of it.

Lisa Ricci May 19, 2017 at 5:29 AM Good Morning Joseph. This is beautiful poetry. Your poetic expression is grand. I very much enjoyed how this read. All is well within your entry and execution. The title alone tells us readers we will be reading poetry. Well done

Anne-Lise Andresen May 16, 2017 at 12:04 PM - Beautifully written, Joseph - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Heidi Sands May 16, 2017 at 6:35 AM Beautiful Joseph. Worth reading more than once :)

Jan Allison May 16, 2017 at 4:34 AM so few words say so much Jospeh and we are responsible for the state of the world:-( hugs Jan xx

Etienne Lariviere May 14, 2017 at 10:03 PM wisdom and beauty, J'adore