Time diminished

Cherry

By L G Meadows

Thu, 17 Mar 2011
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Time, be not proud.
Though you may topple
Men and nature
And mark the passage
Of many things,
You can only be silent
We must speak in your behalf.

Time, be not boastful
Though you are the shaper
Not the shaped
And stop for no one,
Moving only forward,
We name you in increments
Not of your choosing

Time, taunt us not.
Though we may pass
While you remain
And you are certain
When we are not
You are but eternity
In small packages.

© LG Meadows

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Comments

Submitted by fatboy74 on
Something haunting about this poem. Much enjoyed:-)

 

Submitted by L G Meadows on
Thank you for your kind words. I am fascinated by time, you can probably tell that.

 

Submitted by the unfolding head on
I really dig these lines... "Time, be not boastful Though you are the shaper Not the shaped" I think it's really great writing. :)

ddf

Submitted by L G Meadows on
Thanks for your kind words. I enjoyed having that heart to heart talk with time!

 

Submitted by V.C.Willow on
I love your use of time as an inanimate object but yet giving it character and shape. As 'the unfolding head' said great writing

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on
A gem of a poem. The last two lines tidy things up so nicely. Richard LP
Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by L G Meadows on
Thanks for reading it and your kind comment. I felt like those last 2 lines put time in its place :-)