TIME

Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



Time is free,
      Most waste it away.
        Unaware of it,
          All night and all day.
 
           Time is valuable, yet,
        We treat It like it's worthless.
    As you age more time,
 you wish you could purchase.

   Time passes slowly,
       But it goes by really fast.
         The older you become the
            More you live in the past.

           Time can linger in the moments,
        Gone the next.
    It can bring enlightenment or
Leave you a nervous wreck.

Time is a special gift,
   Yet we take it for granted.
       It can whisk you off
          To the land of enchanted.

         Time can pass you by,
      But you can't change it.
   There are times you will
Try to rearrange it.

 Time can bring many memories,
     Yet, allows a bad dream.
        It can be an ally,
           Or let you blow off steam.
  
           Time can be an enemy
        Or a friend.
     It can hold you back or,
 Smack you in the rear-end.
 
   Time is constant,
      It never sleeps.
         It can calm you,
            And give you the creeps.
 
            Time that is lost,
        Can never be found.
    Always omni present and
Eternity bound.

             Turbo1904♥

About this poem

Time ticking by.

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Written on March 03, 2022

Submitted by Turbo1904 on March 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCB XDXD AEXE XXFX XXXX GCXC XHGH AIFI XJXJ XKXK
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,209
Words 229
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    This is a very descriptive poem about time, very true to life for each season of life !
    Time goes by so slowly and time can do so much if you are an elder - too much time on your hands !
    But remember this
    Time flies like an arrow
    Fruit flies like a banana !
    Thankyou again for your timely poem !
     
    LikeReply1 year ago

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