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Premium Member Sands of Time

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."

                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978




the sands flow steadily through the hour glass

can't be stopped~slowed

drifts grain by 

slow grain

drips

goes

until 

the chosen

end, emptied out

where the soul goes is up to your choosing

Written: November 10, 2020
Contest: Writing Challenge_ Quote Inspired
Sponsor: Constance La France

Premium Member All Things Will Pass

" Time is the thief you can not banish "
Phyllis McGinley, writer 1905-1978


In the silence found in a burning sunset, I count the years
which have passed filled with wondrous wonders
that endlessly reveal themselves
like trembling birds hidden in the gray ashes
of my mind's burnt fires from yesterdays

In the evening's calm, they begin to glide
with shaded wings, floating on a fleeting horizon
of tender memories above a mind's meadows
  filled with shadowed images
moving away leaving imprints of fallen grass
   which grow ever distant

Like a kite tethered to my passing years
they dance on memory's winds
   twisting and turning while pulling away
to become a distant star of light remembered
found in the darkness of spent wishes and dreams

It's where a mirror slowly spins between the shadows
covered in every tear that has fallen
    in search of life's laughter
now wrapped around the gray wrinkled skin of my flesh
woven into a coat worn by my soul

Alone, remembering yesterdays, I watch the sunset
before my darkness falls to bring silent eternal sleep
   I wonder
if every memory was real or imagined

Knowing everything dies I whisper the words
   " My God Life was Beautiful " 


11/7/20 contest Writing-Challenge...Quote Inspired
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Premium Member Quote Inspired By Justin

The key is to recognize, that we as instruments can only create music, if the breath of God blows through our lives.


Premium Member Time, My Thief

 "Time is the thief you cannot banish."

                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978


The end of my time will come in winter.
Or so I’ve been told.
      The wind blows and rattles
      the loose louvers of my windows.
Occasional thunder rumbles,
and rain floods my garden.

How quiet is the house today,
despite the crackles of burning wood.
     I remember the past which exists no more.
     The present is now solitude.
     All is deadly silence,
     a moment of peace.
 
So I sit alone and ponder.
Like a clock, life is ticking
towards my destiny.
     I know too well about life.
     It is not the here that is important,
     but the eternal after.

And I am prepared for the journey.
Let winter do its infinite worst. 
I fear it not.

10 November 2020

Placed 1

Writing Challenge - Quote Inspired - Poetry Contest
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Premium Member Our Time

 "Time is the thief you cannot banish."
                                  ~ Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978



When I was young and felt so alive with joy
knowing that blessings abounded all around me
I welcomed the moments, striving to know more
than merely a moment, but hours and months
soon I would know that years held most truths

One truth that sought me out from my thoughts
is the knowledge that time surely is like a thief
it takes from the heart and spirit all the hope
for second chances to relive the present day
knowing that what comes next will be old age

Time takes the present and makes it into the past
reminds us that we’re going to dash through seasons
without ever sewing all the seeds we may need to
never obtaining the harvest that we so desire to see
from hearts who have known us throughout our history

Awakening in maturity, ripe from all the pains we’ve seen
there is soon to be a living will and all other things that reveal
the sad and painful truth that we will only be on this earth
for a brief moment, hurrying through on our way to eternity
where we meet with the One who holds the key to our fate

Whispers of faith resonate through our spirits and teach us
to listen to the silence and breathe prayers into the heavens
where the miracle of life brought us to this place in time
painting mysterious hues of azure skies with iridescent light
compassion flowing from the One who gave us this time










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November 9, 2020

Premium Member - Ticking Away -

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
                           Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978


                             Time always prepares for attacks,
                           when I believe I have plenty of time

                     trying to show me the dangers and the signs
                          challenging the thief, it takes my time
                                 all are caught up in the web 
                              more programmed than we like

                                   the fear of mirrors and 
                         one's own mirror image comes with age
                                          Toad fright
                                         a ticking clock
                          as a sledgehammer against concrete
                                      a profound feeling
 
                                  today's people love control
                               Mr. Time is a wise and old man
                                   he makes his own tracks,
                                        in its own rhythm

                                                ~~~


                                           12.11.2020
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                                       3rd place ithe contest


Premium Member The Greatest Thief

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
                         Phyllis McGinley, Writer, 1905 - 1978


A most curious thing is time.
While you are enjoying it,
it’s up to its usual crime -
being the thief you can’t outwit!

     When it’s bad, it’s so very bad.
     A most curious thing is time,
     and when you are feeling most glad,
     it never will be more sublime.

Each day to the sky, sun will climb.
You’ll think to yourself – a new dawn!
A most curious thing is time.
In shadows, you’ll grieve that it’s gone.

     It’s robbing us now! This we know
     the more keenly as past our prime
     into the “golden” years we go.
     A most curious thing is time.

Nov. 10, 2020
For the  Writing Challenge - Quote Inspired - Poetry Contest
of Constance La France

Premium Member Time Is a Thief

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
         Phyllis McGinley, Writer, 1905 - 1978

Oh, thief of life- your robber name is Time;

you never blink or take a simple pause.

Through Spring and Summer, Fall, and Wintertime,

this endless movement has no glitches, flaws.
 
If only we could change your ticktock laws-

slow down warp speed to stretch our days and years;

extend each moment's joy before it veers.

The time from birth to death short-changes life;

take pity on your passengers' true fears.

Oh, thief of life- please let half-times run rife.


November 13, 2020


~1st Place~
Contest: All Yours (Jun 1)
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Judged: 06/01/2021

~1st Place~
Contest: Writing Challenge- Quote Inspired
Sponsor: Constance La France
Judged: 11/14/2020

10 Syllables Per Line 
Rhyme: a b a b b c c d c d

Premium Member Time Will Tell

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."

                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978


 it steals the seconds from the day 
 and turns months into years
 even centuries it will slay
 and leave behind our yesterdays

 time churns eons into eternity
 as it basks in the glow of the present
 it rules the kingdom of the past
 its future kingdom is just as vast

 it plays the role of both enemy and friend
 and it will take us to the end
 history carves out events in time
 with perspectives to lend

 on borrowed time we live this life
 knowing we will pay the loan in full
 but the months and years will not vanish
  "Time is the thief you cannot banish"

11-12-2020
 Writing Challenge Quote Inspired  Poetry Contest
 Sponsor: Constance La France
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Premium Member Testimony of Time

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978

as God’s gift to treasure along life you value
my essence is functionally worthwhile
granting meaning to every moment
substance midst hours’ impact
vitality for achievements daily
significance in annual reports
quality upon inventory pursuits…

bestowed to be your growth partner 
my nature has witnessed you since birth
while the Creator blesses your advancement
midst my watchful calendars, diaries, journals
goading your steps--- forwarding … ascending
commending your milestones with enthusiasm bliss     
prodding your spirit to keep on…

having seen you raced with me in beating deadlines
beholding you, praying to the Lord with faith for interventions
how I love to command my clocks and watches to stop
so as to accommodate your requests for “more time, please…”
yes, my heart favours your yearnings toward “perfect time”
believing that such is God’s will, the best for your triumph
never to hurt you; yes…. never…

now, that I’m convicted of a crime, which I’m not guilty of
…accordingly as a thief you can’t banish
to your discernment I appeal regarding these truisms:
culprit am I of aging for those who deny such reality
adversary to the slothful, indolent, as well as to the sluggard
accomplice to fatalists, and “que-sera, sera” fellows
friend to “Time is gold”-driven stewards maximizing my opportunities…

here am I, time*, confronting you; what have I stolen from you
yet, how about your misuse, and negligence to enjoy or optimize me?

*Ephesians 5:15-16 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

November 13, 2020
5th place, "Writing Challenge - Quote Inspired" Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France; judged on 11/14/2020.

Premium Member Time Passages

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."

                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978

Time Passages

I drift midst some pleasant sensation~~from a morning mist,
that promptly parches within glowing ribbons~~where I sail lightly,
plucked anon afloat~~as my ramblings proceed aimlessly,

Presently skims a peacock sky~~fans out its righteous hue,
variously, ducks stapled in a pond~~quacks influences life,
views by ark's parts a motion~~equal to my emotions,

Channeling alterations that affect~~evolved futures,
preceptions are produced clearer~~like a hallway complete of doors,
whenever one is opened~~ventures varied responses,

I noted from moment to moment~~evoked fused answers,
harmonious so far~~whilst I perpetuate forward in thoughts,
mindful about yesterday's storm~~all in all, time will tell.

2020 November 13
*3rd Place*
Writing Challenge - Quote Inspired
~~Constance La France

Premium Member When Time Runs Out

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978



Devastating news, it can’t be denied
terminal cancer… time’s not on our side
you whisper to me, please be my bride

In hospice you accept strong pain relief
we know that our union will be brief
both all too aware  ‘time is a thief’

Staff organise for us to wed,
my dress isn’t white, its vivid red -
we exchange rings as you lay in bed

We wed in such sad circumstance
sip champagne, but there’s no first dance
nor honeymoon in Paris, France

I hold you close as you slip away ...
we were only married for half a day,
my broken heart is here to stay 


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11/12/20

Premium Member Mae West's Room

Mae West's Room

Every hierarchy exists
dependent upon those below to support it.
Can it be any different with the gods
when some are greater and some are lesser?

We are all gods, and isn’t that the point
in George Orwell’s book, “Animal Farm,”
when he compares human beings to pigs
and we can’t tell the difference between them?
“Some pigs are better than the rest.”

Or, in other words, let me refer you to
Joseph Heller’s exposé, “Catch-22,” paraphrased:
“When you know both sides of the coin,
win, lose, or draw, Mae West said it best,
‘Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?’”
                                   ***

Notes:
   Mary Jane West, aka Mae West (1893–1980), was a vaudeville performer, playwright, singer, Hollywood film actress, and screenwriter during the Gay Nineties and beyond. She was considered a sex symbol during this era and was very controversial.
   One of her best-known quotes comes from her play “Diamond Lil,” written in 1928, which was adapted for the Hollywood film “She Done Him Wrong” in 1933: “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?”
   The quote inspired Arthur Swanstrom and Louis Alter to write the 1933 song “Come Up and See Me Sometime!” which was first recorded by Elsie Carlisle. The song went on to become Mae West’s signature song.

Not Enough Time

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978

Transporting you all through each moment of every second
then whisking your thought’s through empty space
a thief of life and then welcoming death to all the living
while waiting for each second to appear and then, just disappearing

time just wasting away through man’s toy’s and creations
with thought’s of the future that we will never see, now wasted
for none can see the future only the present is just wasting away
running though life as if we will see tomorrow thinking,

I will just wait until tomorrow to say: I Love You
three words that may never be heard if you don’t say it, today

Contest: Writing Challenge-Quote Inspired
Sponsored By: Constance La France
Date Created: 11/11/2020
© Bobby May  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Time Doesn'T Halt

"Time is the thief you cannot banish."

                                   Phyllis McGinley, Writer,  1905 - 1978


time
doesn't halt.
unconcerned
it steals the breath,
moments, and sunshine as it ticks onward.
still, the nights grow cold and the stars shiver,
summer goes and
winter comes, 
days fade
out.


11/7/2020


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© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.

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