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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De Beaulieu Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 12:17 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.
Carber Avatar
June 28, 2019 at 10:46 AM
Thank you Darlene-- y vaya con Dios siempre!
Roper Avatar
April 18, 2019 at 9:59 PM
Congratulations on your wonderful win, in Laura's contest. Have a great Easter. Hugs Eve ~`*
Carber Avatar
April 19, 2019 at 12:20 PM
Thanks Eve!
Marcum Wong Avatar
April 17, 2019 at 10:29 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! : )
Carber Avatar
April 18, 2019 at 7:20 AM
Thank you, my dear Connie, much appreciated!
Gauthier Avatar
April 7, 2019 at 8:31 PM
Well penned, LJ.
Carber Avatar
April 8, 2019 at 9:15 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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