¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ Miranda wakes,
Feels the sun ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ unwilling step ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
Shuddering to the mirror.
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ Miranda's sight
Is old and gray and dirty;
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
This morning she is thirty.
Shining ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ star,
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ twilight shining,
Haunted ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
Miranda is a-pining.
Silly ¦¦¦¦¦ silver girl,
Draw ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ toward you;
Time ¦¦¦ makes the years to whirl
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ he adored you.
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ timelessness for you;
Calendars ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦ a year, or thirty, to
Loveliness made woman?
¦¦¦ Night will not see thirty again,
¦¦¦ soft ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ Miranda;
Pick up your glass ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
How old is Spring, Miranda?
(Blackout of A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty by Ogden Nash)
To seize the day he sees the day
As the elusive moment that it is
Wandering aimlessly from the herd
Beguiled by a drifting scent of more
Muscling his way into the lead
Leaving a mindless wake behind
Believing lost moments will follow
The shadow of his passing presence
Unaware that he is the moment
And time life’s metronomic warning
Seize the day!?Seize the day,!!?Seize the day!!!
Once I cried “carpe diem”—pluck each moment bright—
But now I know: no soul can truly seize the day;
We can but watch it vanish into night.
Time slips through grasping hands, in echoes vast,
Like memories we hoard—“This too shall pass.”
Before we sense its passing, a thousand moons have passed,
Leaving only footprints fading from the glass.
Open your heart—learn to forgive, let fractures mend.
Time won’t endure; only the love you send
Will bloom beyond your time—compassion, gentle, kind—
Impressions lasting long after days unwind.
We cannot hold on to time, nor merely let it fly.
Still, there’s so much waiting—for question, life, reply.
By living fully, learning wild and free,
From five years old to ninety-five, there's more to be.
As age ascends, keep wonder in your gaze,
Play games, try tastes untasted—let life amaze.
Gather with friends, sip joy’s sweet draft,
Find sunlight in the small, and laugh the hearty laugh.
Don't wait for tomorrow
You will left behind
Take your first step today
So you will have work to start
Don't tarry yet, don't haste
Don't look at the clock
But follow its track
Do something worthwhile
To make your day bright.
You look at things differently when you are old
And should do things when you have the chance,
For maybe you won’t get to act on the plans
You have made way too far in advance.
Surely some opportunities won’t come again;
You must grab them, no matter the cost,
Or you’ll wake up one day and you’ll realize, too late,
That the moments you’ve craved have been lost.
Time is fleeting and more so as decades add up
And the years you have left start to fade.
Every chance that you miss offers no second shots;
Possibilities can’t be delayed.
“So like a child, find each day's joy;
say carpe diem, and enjoy.”
by_Poet
Yes, carpe diem- “seize the day”-
is what those words convey;
to make the most of every chance-
to live life's song and dance.
The years seem long, but time is short
a sin to waste, abort
the life we wish to fill our dreams
which happiness redeems.
Each day that passes is a gift
of space that grants a lift
to form and mold into a prize
great joy before our eyes.
Tomorrow might be whisked away-
so cherish every day,
to live each one through rain or shine;
this gift of life- so fine.
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.- Mother Teresa
Breathless daughter, remember that time soon fades
Challenges arise and hope is not promised
Refuse to listen to the fear who dissuades
Wherever life takes you, desire the calmest,
Still waters flow deep, as the liquid delights
Coloring souls with poems from the psalmist
Beautiful child, listen to heaven’s insights,
When you truly believe, there’s a sense of grace,
Believing is truth that God Himself invites
Time is a shadow that the soul must embrace,
Soon muted by life, it fades into the past,
Listen to soft, gentle wind, blessing the race…
Knowing life shall pass, to its hand we holdfast
Value today for only God’s love will last.
Make Hay and Seize the Day
It's so true that time doesn't wait for you
tarry at your peril
For all too soon we're beyond the moon
having lost life’s mettle.
If loves young dream was ne'er heard nor seen
do not hang up the ghost
Desire ye marry, do not tarry
drink to love with a toast.
All our yesterdays are flown too soon
tomorrow's the unknown
Pray Cupid with his bow and arrow
finds a beau of thine own.
So amass violets while you may
don't waste anymore days
Love will bloom and it's fragrant perfume
will follow you always.
Open up your heart without delay
make hay and seize the day.
*+*+*
16th April 2023
Most never seem to find the time to seize the day,
Because they seldom if ever, ask the third Question,
And frequently fail to seize the day.
Whereas those who ask the third question,
Seldom fail to answer it in a positive way.
However, those who spend all of the day,
Without touching on the third Question,
Lose any chance of seizing the day,
With question three out of the question,
Leaving them in a bad way.
The first question most ask of the day,
Is how did we get to this point question?
Some will be moved to ask why of the day?
If they don't ask again the first Question,
In a more agitated way.
Only a few will get to the third question by the end of the day,
Either by going straight to that question,
Or saving question one and two for another day,
Preferring to seize the day,
By answering question three in logical way.
So, if you want to seize the day,
Remember there is a third question,
Which should be answered by the end of the day,
What are we going to do now is always the big question?
Few get to ask before they lose their way.
Seize the day! My soul screamed as I got out of bed.
I was barely awake, but I felt she had my health in good stead.
What should I do first? I asked, with a lazy day start.
That’s easy! She yelled. “We will follow our heart!”
Follow our heart, you mean sing and dance and be with a friend?
The possibilities jumped all over my body, I did a back bend!
My heart did a leap, and I summersaulted out of bed in a flash.
I knew I was going to win a trophy or a sixty-yard dash!
Enthusiasm had me by the lapels and was kissing my cheek.
I laughed all the way to breakfast and heard my hair squeak.
We are going to begin living today! I told my thrilled mother.
Great! She said. Now if you could just please rev up your brother!
Seniors' New Year's goal - Cal strives for push up glory, one should do it
Monoku written January 14, 2021
to present
a chronicle
perhaps
a curtain..
to be
unveiled
or
a painting
to complete:
a lyric
still to write,
music
to delight...
...carpe diem
Throw enthusiasm into your next twenty-four hours.
Find something new to master, to learn, to study, to play with, to enjoy.
Pretend this is your last twenty-four hours.
Play like you have never allowed yourself to play before.
Today is your day, a magnificent day indeed.
Your chance to see the concert you have always wanted to attend.
To create your online bio, to say hello to the person you secretly admire.
No more time to wait. Grab this day and dance, sing, cartwheel.
Paint this day with purples, yellows, blues, pinks, and silver.
Enjoy her in every twinkling, sparkling, glittery facet.
Allow her to take you into corners you have never before enjoyed.
Take all of those daydreams and make them come true today.
Your twenty four hours.
For you.
Today
is
the
day!
CARPE DIEM---SEIZE THE DAY LIVE LIFE LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW
Since no one truly knows what?
What tomorrow holds why not lives life fast and to the fullest?
Don't be afraid to step out on doubt, faith or even fear
Live life to the fullest you might die in the next minute
if it feel good do it (you only live once}
seize the day carpe diem live life like there's no tomorrow
if it makes you happy, :) smile!!
seize the day carpe diem live life like there's no tomorrow
if it makes you mad, take a pill, live the thrill
seize the day carpe diem live life like there's no tomorrow
if there's something that's not just right for you
if there a point to this life you can't wait for
if someone has locked the doors break it down you only live one seize the day
Carpe diem
seize the day carpe diem live life like there's no tomorrow
9/10/18
written by James Edward Lee Sr.©2018
Jump in that puddle. Make mistakes. Jump toward the edge. Hang on by your knuckles.
Dare yourself!
Get muddy!
Laugh your truth. Make fun of the ridiculous. Call them out. Live your life.
Stand in the rain.
Be yourself.
Every second of every day, no matter how mad it makes them.
Laugh at the rain.
Stand tall.
Punch yourself forward. Light your own fire. Keep yourself jumping. Enjoy the mud.
Splash yourself with happy.
Roar back at the thunder.
No one can get you.
You have yourself.
Soar, laugh, love, all hope is within.
Jump yourself happy. Splash. Play. Twirl, dance.
Be you!
Written: 9-8-2018 A Rainy Day Poetry Contest Sponsor: Sara Kendrick Inspiration: Photo #2
Type of poem: Carpe Diem
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