Tricky, Tricky, Tricky Time

Tricky how Time is: We think we own it, 
so we measure it out in minutes, parcel it in hours, 
package it in days, crate it in months, store it in years, 
pile it up in decades!

Yet a lifetime can melt in a moment, and...a whole world can be gone in a flash.









[fav. poem contest, April 6]

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Date: 6/27/2019 12:17:00 PM
Hello L.T. Carber, yes time is tricky,it passes slowly or quickly. A saying goes like this ... Tome heals our pain. Yes it does it healed mine, as well as poetry. The right poem for the right pain. have a nice day my friend.
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L. J. Carber
Date: 6/28/2019 10:46:00 AM
Thank you Darlene-- y vaya con Dios siempre!
Date: 4/18/2019 9:59:00 PM
Congratulations on your wonderful win, in Laura's contest. Have a great Easter. Hugs Eve ~`*
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L. J. Carber
Date: 4/19/2019 12:20:00 PM
Thanks Eve!
Date: 4/17/2019 10:29:00 PM
This would be at the top of the list for me L.J. Very creative. I loved it and am faving it! Congratulations on your win! : )
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L. J. Carber
Date: 4/18/2019 7:20:00 AM
Thank you, my dear Connie, much appreciated!
Date: 4/7/2019 8:31:00 PM
Well penned, LJ.
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L. J. Carber
Date: 4/8/2019 9:15:00 AM
Thanks Line, I wrote it for Brian's contest--it's not easy to do a poem in 3 lines....
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