Time

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Sun, 27 Oct 2024
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Poets who search for a word
that could rhyme with rhyme
don't have to look very hard;
that term is probably time.
 
But what can we say about it?
It could be interesting to know.
The question I'd like to ask is:
does time fly or is it too slow?
 
When young, I could not wait
to grow up and reach maturity;
it seemed to take ages and felt
like it would last for an eternity.
 
Once I got the key to the door,
the momentum gathered speed.
I soon became old and realised
that time went quickly indeed.
 
There are many other questions
associated with the noun time,
such as “if a crime is committed
will the perpetrator serve time”?
 
The epithet 'Father Time' may be
thought to be politically incorrect.
It is about time that we assign
a neutral gender we can all select.
 
 
 
© Luigi Pagano 2024
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Comments

Submitted by Nolan on

This thing all things devours, gnaws iron bites steel, grinds hard stones to meal, slays king, ruins town, and beats high mountain down, his mills grind rocks to dust.

Sorry you gave it away, people in Pretoria are friendly in the street. In Joburg they won't give you the time of day.

Time Gentlemen! Cheers Luigi!

Joking, of course. You always have to explain everything. Tom

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Nolan/Tom. If I have the opportunity to visit South Africa I shall avoid Joburg and head for friendly Pretoria. Thanks for the advice.laugh

Cheers.

 

Submitted by Nolan on

You noticed?

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I did. yes

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Does time even exist, is it our imagination assigning events to a clock? But I agree, the days of our youth ran languid and the future felt eons away but looking out from wizened eyes, the clock hands spin mercilessly fast.

I enjoyed your thoughts on time and as always your poetic rhythm is perfection. smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

A penny for your thought, JoAnne. You pose an interesting question. Does time exist? Einstein seemed to think so. In the Special Theory of Relativity, Einstein determined that time is relative—in other words, the rate at which time passes depends on your frame of reference 
Thanks for reading and commenting, and for your kind words.

smiley

Best wishes, Luigi

 

Submitted by a102866 on

I have to admit that I have not joined the "pronoun clique" Having said that, I really enjoyed stanza four. We all live in Time's wake. I agree we never catch up. Enjoyed, enraptured! Keep churning!

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hello, Stephen. I try to avoid cliques myself but they seem to be unavoidable. Anyway, I am glad to hear that you have enjoyed the poem and I'll endeavour to keep churning.

Best wishes, Luigi