The Journey Called Time

Let me tell you a story
About a journey we each travel.
What has yours been like so far?
Is your path smooth or one of gravel?

This journey is our opportunity
To make of it what we will.
When we are long past,
Will our part be remembered still?

This journey has lessons a plenty
And seasons of glorious bloom!
Our personalities shape and shift,
Are tested by joys, by gloom.

Our individual journey
Has its own unique style and pace.
It adds its own zest, sparkle and spice
To the soup of the human race.

How we experience our journey
Is entirely down to us.
Will we contribute to peace and unity?
Or will we cause a fuss?

It's a very special journey.
When it's spent, it's spent!
The Journey called Time.
We often question where it went!


Written 15th April 2022
For the " Form N - Narrative - New Poems Contest "
Theme Number (1) Journey
Sponsor: Constance La France
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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La France Avatar
May 9, 2022 at 8:25 AM
Natasha, congratulations on your win in my Narrative, Let me tell you a story ... contest, blessings ~Constance
Goldsmith Avatar
April 28, 2022 at 9:45 AM
Congratulations on your win. "The Journey Called Time" is a lovely write. Yes, life is a journey that is always changing. Have a blessed day...................
Alex Avatar
April 28, 2022 at 7:28 AM
"opportunity To make of it what we will. When we are long past" - Great journey, indeed! Congratulations!
Wolf Avatar
April 23, 2022 at 8:01 PM
Sterling finish to a superb write, Natasha. Every second of the stuff is precious. That realization often seems to come later in life though -- not that anyone here on the Soup is getting older, mind you, esp. not me! ~ 39 Forever
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April 25, 2022 at 6:53 AM
Hi Gershon. Thanks so much for your encouraging feedback. Time is definitely one of those fleeting possessions we have. Ironically we fail to appreciate it when we have it and are grieved when it's gone. (39's a good age to be forever) I'm not quite there yet lol.
Leffanta Avatar
April 15, 2022 at 11:43 AM
So many people travel the same path yet experience a different journey! Enjoyed!
Scragg Avatar
April 15, 2022 at 11:55 AM
Thanks Rico. How true, we're all on the same different journey :-D
Calasibetta Avatar
April 15, 2022 at 7:52 AM
Wonderful write! Good luck in the contest! :)Paulette
Scragg Avatar
April 15, 2022 at 11:54 AM
Thanks Paulette. I've never written narrative before so I'm not so confident about if it's right. But the poem itself is ok :-D
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