Time…
moves as the sun
faster than we run
a round face with hands
a circular plan
each hour marked
never light never dark
Time
moves without thinking
heart beat quickly ticking
a baby’s yawn
before early dawn
colors beam
time
day on one side
ebbs the flow of the tide
aging woman, man
Takes their time to stand
there’s no rush
someone’s sleeping – hush
t i m e
it’s moving fast
history is past
chest more slowly rise
look into her eyes
one last breath
hands at rest
I think everyone would agree that the older we get the faster the hands of time seem to move.
Maybe one thing we can do is slow those hands down a wee bit.
Going back into the memory file is a great way to stop time for a moment.
I love reliving moments with friends and family – it’s always a history lesson and most everyone likes to talk about the past.
How is time affecting you right now with Covid???
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Lovely poem, Leslie. I really liked the line ‘never light never dark’. That makes me think of time still going on and on no matter the time of the day, no matter where the world is at. It’s an interetsing thought you present there, time going faster as we get older. I think as we get older we tend to get stuck in our routines, so the days chug along monotonously and before we know it, we’ve made another round around the sun.
For me, time now in Australia seems to be alright. Although it’s more time indoors for me, I try to do something different each day, perhaps one day crochet, one day work, another day writing 🙂 Take care of yourself and stay safe 🙂
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Dear Mabel
I am always excited to hear from you. So good to hear that you are doing well. There is a benefit to slowing the clock down as we are able to catch up with projects or start new ones.
Be well my friend
~moonie
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I’m also always excited to hear from you, and hearing of the work you do – poetry and in Uganda – was what drew me to your work in the first place. Here’s to more slowing down and hope you get to work on the projects you want. Stay safe.
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Terrific poem ~ I think with being in quarantine it’s made me so much more reflective of the past. I’ve been finishing abandoned projects and completing ones I always wanted to start. I’ve been giving myself time to read and exercise more too. Not spending so much time driving my car has given me lot’s more time to just be and I’ve enjoyed that. Blessings to you!
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I think my car actually misses us. Poor thing. I agree there is time to dust off projects and “do”
Be well and safe.
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Isolation helps me think about people places and things I left behind. Lovely poem , thank you. 🙂
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You must miss your family. Im glad to hear you are safe, Ranu
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Beautiful poem. Time is a vast subject! Since I’m on holidays right now for a week, time is slowing down. But Monday, everything will have another rhythm again 😉
T is for Taupe
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Time – the one thing that doesn’t stop for anyone. If only we could slow it down. Beautifully written. 🙂
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Another fine poem…time indeed move too fast these day…so each day should be savored.
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Indeed – we are certainly trying to. You sir be well!! Please
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Lovely poem. Time speeds up and slows down based on what we are doing in life.
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Our paths must have crossed in your 10 years? I’m in my 9th and never imagined I’d be saying that. 🙂 🙂 It’s a good poem. Though that’s not my medium, I can still appreciate. Somewhere along the line I joined the A-Z Challenge too- once relating to Portugal, the other to my Polish ancestry. Most days I’m at peace with myself. Some I’m full of angst. Mostly for my kids. Normal I guess. Take care!
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March felt like a year and now April feels like a week.
T is for Test Results
https://thedreamgirlwrites.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/test-results/
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I quite enjoyed your poem. Time is utterly fascinating to me, and now I will always hold the image of it as a circular plan. Totally delights me!
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I so agree. Time is most precious when we have little of it. A realization that would be better if it came sooner.
Enjoyed reading it.
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Thanks for the shout-out 🙂 Lovely poem.
An A-Z of Faerie: Thin Places
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