Time

Time is playing tricks with my mind
I wake up early to make time in a busy day
For a while I am even ahead of myself…
Plenty of time 
I think that I might even have time for a well deserved nap
I think that maybe I can capture one hour all to myself
And oh, how I would enjoy it!
I would caress it and hold it, and count it dear as my own life
But as soon as it is in my grasp, it slips away
It’s laughing at me as it speeds ahead
It calls to me
It calls to me to catch it, laughing, taunting me in the distance
Time becomes the issue
Time becomes the strain
Time goes on
It never stops
It’s never scarred
It doesn’t care
What a gift
I sigh, as I realize that once again I am the pawn…
Another mind game.


…But Time lost the Wind carries to add to Eternity

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Ram R. V.

Date: 8/26/2017 7:28:00 AM

Unique perception, Chris. An old head on young shoulders, I would say. People might have felt, but not put it in words of this kind. Enjoyable read. Ram

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/26/2017 7:43:00 PM

So glad you stopped by, and glad you enjoyed this. The shoulders are not as young now as they were when I originally wrote this piece...now time is really playing tricks with me! haha :) C.H.

Lynn Marie

Date: 8/19/2017 3:38:00 AM

I can easily hear you singing this as a ballad, sitting on a log surrounded by a forest, dogs lounging at your feet:) A philosophical write that captures the essence of an elusive, human trait we wish to freeze as we age. Terrific insights, always a pleasure to read you Chris:) Hope you are happy and blissfully at peace.

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/19/2017 9:41:00 PM

Thanks for stopping by Lynn, it's always a pleasure to hear from you :) Hope you are happy as well :)

Paul Callus

Date: 8/7/2017 2:30:00 AM

I'm so pleased you found the time to write and post this lovely poem, Chris!! I agree with every word you wrote. At present I'm in the same situation....up to my neck in work, fighting deadlines and the excess heat which puts me off from doing anything. Even visits to Soup have become limited! ~ Regards // paul

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/7/2017 7:19:00 PM

That was supposed to be...enjoy what time you have this week...touchy keyboards!

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/7/2017 7:10:00 PM

I'm pleased you took some of your time to visit Paul :) Though I don't wish you more work, it's nice to know I'm not the only one who is swamped...I'm supposed to be working on something else right now...hat time you have this week C. H.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/6/2017 10:34:00 PM

I do wish we had a way to pause time. One time my mother in law said to us, oh just leave the Christmas tree up,it will be time for Christmas again soon. We laughed at her, but now I am beginning to think she wasn't kidding. Great poem Chris! : )

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/7/2017 7:05:00 PM

Thanks Connie for your time...it's funny you said that about Christmas. I think I do less every year now...last year I only had a small ceramic oil warmer shaped like a tree. Packed it back in the box in minutes...more time for me :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/6/2017 8:24:00 PM

OH, yes, TIME. I have written a number of these types of poems myself. The older we get, the more we write on this topic. This poem really captures the feeling of trying to hang on to it. Just to catch it and make it STAY!!!

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/7/2017 6:46:00 PM

Ah time...the wheel in the sky keeps turning...just seems like it spins a little faster the older we get ha! :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/6/2017 8:22:00 PM

Chris, thanks for your comment and I got a chuckle out of your lifetime movies comment. They rarely deliver good movies, much less tragedies but I do enjoy them for guilty pleasures from time to time! Let me read your poem now.

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/7/2017 6:43:00 PM

My teenage years were like an unusual lifetime movie, so I guess I can relate.

Gary Bateman

Date: 8/6/2017 12:36:00 PM

Hello Chris, Time is that all-important variable that affects and effects every aspect of our lives. (I've written on it too.) Great to get your perspective here. And, I agree with what Tim wrote below. Cheers, Gary

Chris Hagy
Date: 8/6/2017 12:48:00 PM

Thanks for your time today Gary :) Thanks for the positive thoughts too...now let me see your perspective on time...