Life moves time along
relentlessly
Old-timers swept along
resistantly
Categories:
on time, life, moving on, time,
Form: Rhyme
a punch in the nose
what punctation deserves
~ punctually yours
Categories:
on time, giggle, language, word play,
Form: Senryu
in ambedo trance
we wished
the sun of joy would never set
but it did
since the matrix
is designed to bind us with mind
remorseless
and unapologetic
as we decay … is the flow of time
as long as we dream
which in truth is up to us
at any moment, silence sets us free
there is a catch
of course there always is
sans thought, our ego, our identity dies
do we dare
to meld with the inky black void
if we do, then tip toe into heart unshod
embrace silence
where bliss magnetism beckons
our formless awareness to merge with God
Categories:
on time, silence, spiritual, time,
Form: Free verse
Empty heart is better
Than empty stomach
Stomach acid hurts
More than heartache
Let's have breakfast
Lunch, snack and dinner
Never escape eating on time
So no more heartache and pain.
Categories:
on time, caregiving, food, heart,
Form: Light Verse
OF TIME AND AWARENESS
Greatness comes with time,
Never ever feel ignored;
Time has its time:-
Shakespeare was once unknown;
Just as you’re now unknown:-
Categories:
on time, confidence, faith, hope, inspiration,
Form: Tanka
God may four days late
Like He did to Lazarus
He's still on time.
Categories:
on time, gospel, spiritual, wisdom,
Form: Senryu
afternoon says bye
night announces its arrival
roses sway on branch
Categories:
on time, allusion, imagery, poetry,
Form: Haiku
GIVE ME BACK TODAY
It’s almost time, and all know it comes too soon
Perceived as faster than the phases of the moon
Couldn’t life just for once, play a different tune
The hour hand is pointing up to a darkening sky
And in the distance, I can hear the seagulls cry
Time is finite so they say, so give me back today
I’m not asking for much, merely a short extension
I guess all in this circumstance will feel the tension
That sense of nearness, a narrator fails to mention
This last twenty four hours that I will miss so much
My hairs rise, as I can almost feel that gentle touch
It’ll be soon to fade away, so give me back today
Some have even predicted that a new world awaits
And a future that only the wise man contemplates
But how does he know when it’s all up to the Fates
As each time is done, the contract makes it clear
No outward sign of resignation, just perhaps a tear
Is it really so much to ask, just give me back today
Categories:
on time, angst, moving on, time,
Form: Carpe Diem
Time… to pass… the baton
to a younger man
You’ve lost a step
a step or two, gone
Time… to pass… the baton
to loosen your grip
to put down that whip
Time… marches on
Time… to pass… the baton
there’s a new road to run
a better path you’re on
Time… to pass… the baton
Categories:
on time, age, future, moving on,
Form: Rhyme
Right on time
Have you ever gone through a rough time when you felt so alone and there was no one you could turn to for a lifeline?
You cried, and you cried, and your tears would not dry.
You searched and you searched, but no one was in sight who would reach out and give a word of encouragement or even a helping hand.
Instead of a kind word from those whom you know, they cast their assertion and turned up their noses.
You thought they would help, but they make matters worse.
One day after another, your situation gets worse.
You feel so rejected, despised, and alone.
Your ship is capsizing, and you see no way out.
But thank God for Jesus, who provided a lifeline and brought you out on time.
You cried out to Jesus, and He came through on time.
His love and compassion caused you to smile.
Thank you, Dear Jesus, for coming through on time.
Categories:
on time, hope, jesus,
Form: Free verse
You said it when you said goodbye
You said you'd anchor near
You said I'd feel you in the wind but all I feel is air
I listened for the whispers, too
I listened close to hear
I listened and I looked but all the signs you sent weren't clear
We had a pact, you shattered it
We had so little time
We had an understanding but it seems it was just mine
You chose to throw it all away
You chose to say it's fine
You chose to shoot the poison, smoke the death and cross that line
I tried so hard to breathe for you
I tried to circulate
I tried and cried, denied and still, I’d die to change your fate
You said you’d never be that far
You said you wouldn't wait
You said you'd run like wind to me I guess you're running late
Categories:
on time, absence, death, grief, sister,
Form: Rhyme
Life is music that drifts in open spaces
sometimes a brash crescendo
that brims with the fullness of now
when stories break from narrow, rigid scripts
stifling random routine
Life is free wheeling inventiveness
peacockish
a feathered tapestry
parading like a wedding dress down the aisle
Sometimes life is a ping pong bounce of sorrow
giant ball
that blurs the sky
that covers our eyes
a fog creeping into ruined places
Life is a tumble of forces
a counterpoint of malice and joy
that goes in an unexpected direction
like the connective chords of love
an airy drift
amplified
in the ringing rush of time
Poem composed: July 2/2022
Categories:
on time, appreciation, encouraging, growth, life,
Form: Free verse
There are times I soar
Feeling on the top of the world
And yet there are times
When I cry and feel so low
There are times when I need to explore
These are the times I move
Deep into my very core
There are times that really bore
These are the times when I find it a chore!
Time heals all wounds
Or so the saying goes
Time opens that third eye
That sees so much more
Time has a strange way
To measure all these emotions
Since when did time cause
So much commotion?
The sound of silence
Interrupted by a ticking clock
Time is once again running amok!
22.1.22
Contest Name: A STRAND (1057 ) Poem.
Categories:
on time, time,
Form: Free verse
I, me, myself don't ever feel
an emptiness in our hearts
like many people have
a sort of emptiness in their lives
coz we read, write, and talk
to each other all the time,
and each of us share
what we say
what we hear
what we feel,
what we need,
just on time
Categories:
on time, i am,
Form: Free verse
Time is,
flawless watch...
don't delay,
do not advance,
don't stop
unfailingly
chronologically
in right course...!
Categories:
on time, allusion, appreciation, metaphor, moving
Form: Light Verse
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