Extra Time Poems - Poems about Extra Time

A WALK IN THE WOODS

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While walking trough the woods the other day…kissed by a morning breeze
we came upon an overgrown path leading through the trees..

And I was reminded of a path like this one…we happened on whil...

CANCER STOLE MY DAD

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Sitting by the window and reflecting, on one bitter cold day,
The sky cloudy, the weather report predicted snow, 
The temperature outside 10 degrees, a little low,
33 years ago, it was a sad, ...

I had to Leave - Your Choice R

...When I had to leave, if you’re finding it tough.
Because forever would not have been enough.
Try not to let your lonely, broken heart, heave.
If you’re finding it tough when I had to leave.

I w...

That Comfort Zone

...Age does not define us,
But our choices surely do.
How I live my life may not
At all appeal to you.

We have to find that comfort zone
Between our younger verve
And, in our later years, that w...

Quaint Pavement Shop

...I rushed through the door  on electric impulse initiated,
for the sunlight within taunting sunlight without a test
feeling forceful inner cry with supreme  yen today especially though,
but of the ...

An Hour Makes a Difference

...I woke up this morning thinking that I didn’t have enough time
I completed my daily routine and hurried through the door, I raked up the trash and set the rat trap and I wash the clothes and hang th...

my dogs of course

...I would pack my dogs into the car
It might take ten minutes to get the puppy in
He is stronger than both of us
And he despises the car

If there is extra time I would take a few canvases,
A twe...

MOMENTS OF FRIENDSHIP

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Some words have the ability to go beyond themselves…
to transform us…to transcend:
Who is the first person who enters your mind 
when you hear the words
my friend?

When you focus on those wo...

The Weight of Words

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“I’m sorry,” tossed as a stone,
each syllable heavy on my tongue,
as we weave these threads of consequence 
into a tapestry faded yet bright,
woven with wisdom whispers,
and the gleam of...

Heartbeat Waltz

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Written: November 10, 2024
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In the quiet of a twilight room,
heartbeats harmonize with a haunting hymn,
each thump a haunting, a ...

What For?

...You were outraged, although you smiled
You felt that you could hardly care 
You see me as an orphan child
Too often, more than you can bear
Say it ain’t so, confute my words
I much prefer them t...

the unknown artist

...I have been a cartoonist all of my life
drawing is what kept me in school
I could do my school work then draw the rest of the day
There was a lot of extra time back then

we finger-painted in ki...

I'm sorry

...I’m sorry 
I’m sorry for all of the heartbreak, I’m sorry for all of the tears, I’m sorry for all of the trouble we’ve caused you over the previous years. 
I have been trying my absolute hardest, t...

never enough

...for when a friend leaves and you’re finding it tough
because forever would not have been enough 

I wanted to stay I know you needed me
despite the love we shared it was not to be
but all those ...

The Summer Looms

...The summer looms, with days to fill
Since things are not routine.
No school means extra time to kill;
No rules to intervene.

Yet structure helps to pass the time,
So people won’t be bored
And...

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