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Inconsequential time

Vincent Parker 1948 (South Ozone Park, NY)

Free verse
Time was and shall be
Even in our immutable
Way of obstruction or privy

Take time and leave it be
While our ability to savor
Suffers immeasurably

Time is consequential
Time is unforgiving
Time is remembrance

Another time it might have been
Yet almost impossible to know
How, why or when but somehow

Time to fly, time to ease into
More or less some other time
While wishing or begging for mine.


About this poem

Another birthday gift for my younger brother and I used the tittle ironically.

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Written on November 21, 2021

Submitted by PaulParker on November 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABA AXA BXX XXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 435
Words 87
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
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Vincent Parker

Born in 1948 one of twelve Vincent De Paul Parker aka Paul started writing poetry in high school. Most of his poems are for family events and friendship. Most are also free verse with rhymes and rhythim. more…

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