Best Time Out Poems
Make no haste,
your work is restless.
Aeon give me pause--
no more ticking
gears grinding
ever towards the
lonely end.
Live the now.
Even Death took
a holiday,
veering briefly from an
eternity of reaping
solitude.
Take your time
on earth and
mingle--
overindulge in
reverie.
Rest assured,
oblivion can
wait.
Categories:
time out, depression, devotion, fantasy, holiday,
Form:
Free verse
If love is a game, we need a referee.
Categories:
time out, funny love,
Form:
Light Verse
TIME OUT
Today’s rat race is full
Of obligations,
And definitely riddled with
Frustrations,
We all have to multifunction to
Keep up the pace,
So that we do not,
Have to lose face.
Guilty of not spending
Enough time,
With a multitude of things,
But this guilt in turn brings,
A restlessness that is difficult
To explain,
A feeling of not having
Accomplished or, of any gain.
All we do 24/7 is rush, rush and
More rush,
Perhaps what we need is an
Absolute flush,
Not of any serious issues, just of
Cleansing our racing brain,
Of situations you know, do not
Rest on your shoulders for blame,
I felt this compulsion to cleanse myself
Of not ever doing enough,
Perhaps I should place more
Trust in the Deity above,
For surely He above all others knows
How hard each of us tries,
To leave a legacy to our children,
Before, each of us dies.
I hope and almost challenge,
You all to do the same,
Slow down, enjoy life
Learn to enjoy its game,
Living is not all about strife!
Categories:
time out, life, race,
Form:
Rhyme
L one(ly) days need not be gray
O ffer yourself time away
V isit the ocean blue
I ntrigue yourself with a sunset hue
N ature in her beauty can cure
G iving the soul a lavation, to make pure
T ake away the strain of stress filled days
H eavenly beach, spend time in sun's rays
E levate yourself to where Angels play
L augh, twirl and spin
A ct like a child again
U rgency is pretend
G rant yourself time with a friend
H ave more than one week a year
T o make your life happy to bear
E nough relaxation and rest
R epent your dying, tired being to zest
O ften we ignore the signs
F or when it is our time
L isten to your body, your brain and heart
I promise you will not regret this part
F or there I have been, many a time
E venings filled with loving the laughter of life - so fine.
Categories:
time out, friendship, happiness, life,
Form:
Acrostic
On July 25 walking up the mountain that is sacred to the Wamapoke in PA,
since I could not make it to the Mayan Temples in Mexico.
I was out of breath because my body was too heavy to carry my own weight
But I rose early that morning and I was determined to honor the Day of Time Out.
The Earth leading up to the mountain was wet from the morning dew and that night I had a vision that a black man was to be honored by the Mayan Gods and Goddess.
After complaining to myself that my feet were soaking like a sponge, I made it to the top of the summit and said a Morning Prayer to welcome the sun and the Mayan New Year.
I prayed that the Mayan God and Goddess blessed my family, the Earth and me.
The Mayan God and Goddess said “Do Not Worry” and my response was because I have everything that I need on the Earth.
I thought I had the mountain to myself besides the birds who I called to enjoin me in the Morning Prayer. Without a moment’s notice a small bird flew up to my face and that made me a little nervous.
But then a Red Winged Black Bird flew over my head and was hovering like a bumble bee. Then I thought about the vision I was blessed by the Mayan God and Goddess who return like Quetzalcoatl every year on July 25th The Day of Time Out.
And even though I was tired a young white bare-chested boy with black running tights and sneakers was running up the mountain like a gazelle as a young Mayan sacrifice to help bring in the new as I the old came down the mountain to share the message of a new hope and a new joy and a new beginning.
Categories:
time out, earth, faith, holiday, mountains,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Take time out to smell the flowers,
Breathe deeply of their heavenly scent,
Take a swig of their ambrosial nectar,
Drink deep of their palette of colours
And arouse your kinesthetic sense.
All around you is a garden of flowers,
Take time out to bask in their glory,
Laugh with the joy of living,
Just think how comic it is,
And every moment tell it's story!
Think you that the world is "I"-Centric?
Without you the system would fail?
You're wrong, if that be your surmise.
Take time out to smell the flowers,
For, without you, the ship will still sail!
Categories:
time out, inspirational, introspection, life, time,
Form:
Excuse me while I take time out to mourn
I can see the headlines tomorrow morn
BRONCOS TAKE A BASHING
COACH GIVES TEAM TONGUE LASHING
The outcome left Bronco boosters forlorn
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
© All Rights Reserved
Categories:
time out, funny, sports,
Form:
Limerick
The lacquer, the tease, the crimp, of the hair
as we go out in style, mesh tops with flair
the motley choices of fashion pronounced
by the neon signs on our t-shirts no doubt.
Bobby socks and crop tops, spangled and bright,
all bangles and pearls to represent a Mardi Gras night.
The girls they did flock to the taverns in pairs,
to listen to the synthesised tunes that filled the air.
The boys, tight jeaned, and permed like a rock stars,
would enter in packs as though they were the masters,
sauntering through the ladies of lace,
one gloved with the charisma, yet held no grace.
The eighties were deemed a time out of place,
where anything goes, a retro space.
Defined by the music, the look now seems displaced,
yet there was fun and freedom when the eighties took place.
25/10/2018
Categories:
time out, travel,
Form:
Rhyme
Time Out
'Wake up' the cocks say
I saw the sun and forgot to pray
Then my memory brought forth evil deeds I recorded yesterday.
At a point, my instinct chastised,
but couldn't override the pleasures the evil scenes brought to my entire being.
'Do it once again' my tickled treacherous thought told
In the aftermath, my sober spirit screamed, as though he threw a tantrum.
He said 'this could be your all in this kingdom'
Yet the rest of me became deafened.
So I wore my shirt of pride,
Trousers of deceit,
For blasphemy, my feet already had it,
Finally, spectacles of fornication, so my flirtatious balls I could hide.
Just a step from the room, I lost my way
Oh God! How I wished I could pray.
My spirit was right, It was my last day.
I was given a last moment to change my fate.
But I couldn't, now it's late
Because I am speaking from the grave
If you have breath, please be saved
Before you leave like I am speaking from the grave.
Categories:
time out, bereavement, death, introspection, paradise,
Form:
Lyric
Bad love, break the heart in a time out
One lover’s brain got the best of the doubt
And confusion to the other when he heard about
It rained, it poured, and it hurt like hell
Since the address changed, forget the mail
That was sent too early to say farewell
His portion of the heart, he could never sell
But she thought she could if she hammers the nail
He never regrets the time that he proudly fell
In love with his best, that can rang his bell
The heart don’t lie but it can grow a tale
When it walked through the veins, it left a trail
She cut his arteries, but his heart prevail
Friends over lovers was the way to go
Is what she said to him, in the term of a foe
Confusion hurt the reason in which he needed to know
But who knew in time out, love can still grow
Categories:
time out, loveheart, time, heart, love,
Form:
Romanticism
time out, my love
fire is everywhere…
our safety first
Categories:
time out, caregiving, funny, imagination, love,
Form:
Senryu
Punishing the children severely only reflects badly
on bad parenting skills,
First, they take away little treats, that the children
look forward to from week to week,
It is never a temporary adjustment but a power play
by the "Domestic Management",
When time-out turns into a disaster they cleverly go after
the bigger life events, such as parties and allowances in
small increments,
Time-out only serves selfish parents well, so they can turn
their children into drones while they buy and sell,
Yet, they complain when the little ones act detached and
surly,
They want to have all the fun while the little ones wait
indefinitely,
Time-out is cruel and unusual punishment that smashes their glee....
Categories:
time out, business, childhood, family, children,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Steppin’ Off
My Platform
I
Will
Miss you,
It’s only so long
And not a swan song
I have projects awaiting
They need some attention
An untenable encumbrance
Far too many to mention
So I’ll be takin’ time out
Or bound to get worse
September First
Steppin’ off
Categories:
time out, appreciation, change, farewell, goodbye,
Form:
Shape
I don’t want to do anything today,
Don’t want to even try.
Just want to sit and do nothing
And watch the world go by.
Don’t want to be hassled or pestered,
Or questioned the reason why.
Just want to be still and quiet,
And watch the world go by.
Don’t want to be thinking and planning,
To be aiming low or high.
Just want to be lazy but content
And watch the world go by.
Tomorrow I’ll be back to normal,
The hands of the clock will fly....
But today just want to be left alone,
To watch the world go by.
Categories:
time out, how i feel,
Form:
Rhyme
What luxury to get mad
about last night's basketball loss
and watch the full moon descending
at the speed the earth turns.
Things could get worse
personally and for the community.
Bombings, killings, anomie
boiling frogs and witches cursing.
The changing climate,
typhoons in the Philippines,
volcanoes and tsunamis, WWII which I missed,
Thanksgiving nor'easter, Easter twister.
What abundance to fast or feast,
your choice, stay inside by the stove
or go outside, climb the mountainside.
Live in a city or small town.
So I raged at the coaches
for their lazy zone defense
like an alien in the bleachers
unable to affect the outcome.
When my sons came home
I yelled at them too. What opulence
to be angry about nothing of consequence
neither stopped by the cops nor slipped on the ice.
Categories:
time out, basketball, city, community, earth,
Form:
Verse