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“ Time is the thief you cannot banish” Phyllis Mcginley, Writer 1905 - 1978
a major character in the drama of life!
slowly making its entry, when unawares,
leaving the stage at a faster pace,
doesn't give much opportunity to applaud...
stop, please stop ..be kind ..
we require your presence - so many dreams unfulfilled,
slow down, please ...be gentle,
so many goals to accomplish.
spent youth being wild and merry,
drinking from the brimming cup of joy,
childhood and adolescence - endless pleasures and happiness,
the best and jubilant days don't return.
time spies on us ~ the clock ticks.
when we have slightest idea how every moment is passing by ~
engrossed with bits and pieces, fragments of life,
get stunned by sudden realization,
barely knowing,how every minute, every hour is meandering away...
noiseless, without an utterance ~
lose our grip, every second trickles down like grains of sand
through our fingers, nowhere to be found.
savour the moments - every moment is a blessing,
enjoy life understanding the fragility fully well,
time is a thief who knows when to act,
without making much of a fuss.
we want to exile him, but life has little meaning without this offender,
who is swift and all-encompassing.
November 11, 2020
First Place
For Writing Challenge - Quote Inspired - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
' Time is the thief you cannot banish.'
Phyllis McGinley, Writer , 1905-1973
VALUE YOUR TIME
Time has neither beginning nor end,
but you are time- bound, be wise to spend.
Time is the period giving chance.
You are to utilize each instance.
Flowing forever, time infinite,
yet finite span for you to permit.
Past, present, future running entwined.
Time advancing, never to rewind.
Time is the thriller in happening.
Time is the healer in suffering.
Time is a great realization.
Value your time with veneration
Time is the thief you cannot banish,
fugitive, but never to vanish.
11/13/20
Third Place
' Writing Challenge -Quote Inspired' Contest by Constance La France
" 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
sponsored by Constance La France
"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
Writing Challenge - Quote Inspired - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France
November 9, 2020
“Time is the thief you cannot banish."
Phyllis McGinley, Writer, 1905 - 1978
Live in the now because the internal clock
will continue until your time runs.
Time is an unfair thief. For coming without
warning at different stages in one's life.
Time can come early when one is oblivious
to the tic tock.
Or at noon when one is tuned in to the
second hand.
By the time one’s twilight hour nears, they
have lived an unfinished life. For paying to
much attention to the CLOCK that they forgot
to live in the moment.
One thing for sure is , Father Time has an
appointment with us.
Live in the now , because the internal clock
will continue until your time runs out.
Time is an unfair thief. For coming without
warning at different stages in one's life.
Time can come early, when one is oblivious
to the tic tock.
Or at noon when one is tuned in to the
second hand.
By the time one’s twilight hour nears, they
have lived an unfinished life. For paying to
much attention to the CLOCK that they forgot
to live in the moment.
One thing for sure is, Father Time has an
appointment with us.
Live in the now , because the internal clock
will continue until your time runs out.
Contest:Quote Inspired
Sponsor: Constance La France
11/11/2020
"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
"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.
"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
Writing Challenge - Quote Inspired - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France
11/12/20
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.
"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