Time

Dead ye lie
dead ye rot --
human thy lot

Dead ye rest
dead ye soar -- 
spirit on a weightless
tour

as all sought
little man will find -- 
whether earth or sea
a puzzle of clouds,
highlighted edges
joining

stars above
our distance measures

Time, alone, decides

if lifeless waste~ or eternally

evolving heartfelt treasures...

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Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 5/7/2025 6:55:00 PM

May your stars always be aligned Joe, and time forever on your side :)

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/8/2025 3:16:00 AM

Thank you, Vie; and blessings to you also my friend. Have a beautiful day!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/7/2025 4:48:00 PM

Love this. For me, it soars

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/8/2025 3:16:00 AM

Thank you, Andrea; not too close to the sun though...I've tried that:) Blessings my friend.

Valsa George

Date: 5/7/2025 5:08:00 AM

Though our body may rot, our spirit will soar to eternity where time never counts. That's what I believe. Profound and deep broodings on life. The poem made me think....

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/7/2025 6:48:00 AM

I believe as you do -- not blind faith, for God speaks to us directly when we learn how to listen. Thank you, Valsa -- a very inspiring comment.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 5/7/2025 2:30:00 AM

Time is such an interesting subject. I've been too lazy to write on on the subject, although I take a different path. Your poem is so deep. You did well.

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/7/2025 6:50:00 AM

Hi Victor; like I often say, I have no definitive answers -- just writing to inspire conversation. Blessings my friend.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/6/2025 1:23:00 AM

- A deep poem, Joe - hugs

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/6/2025 5:45:00 AM

Hi Anne; was not happy with ending...so just changed it...hoping an improvement.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/5/2025 2:50:00 PM

'Dead ye lie, Dead ye rot.' The lilt of these six words is mesmerizing, Joe... I smell the blood of a Palestinian ~ gw

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/6/2025 5:06:00 AM

We pray for peace. Thank you, Gershon -- all sides must want it. Tragic what is going on in Ukraine as well. Iran has put a target on their nuclear projects...and rightfully so.

Ink Empress

Date: 5/5/2025 11:56:00 AM

What a deeply moving and intriguing write this is dear Joe, your opening lines are so poetic and got me hooked to read more, i really felt " stars above may be our distant measures" so true and the ending too hits deep! Pleasure reading your poem today! Sending you light always

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/5/2025 1:38:00 PM

Thank you, Empress; a fun write -- not really morbid...just exploring different dimensions in my own offbeat way. Blessings my friend. Have a beautiful day!

Lin Lane

Date: 5/5/2025 10:59:00 AM

Death is man's lot... difficult to think of the rot but soaring in spirit would definitely be a pleasure. An episode in the life and death... nicely written, Joe.

Joe Dimino
Date: 5/5/2025 1:39:00 PM

Hi Lin; good to see you. Soaring it is then...your order is in. What we declare we will have. Blessings my friend.