I wrote Time a Letter



I wrote Time a letter.
 “Slow down?” was all I asked.
When “Why?” was all she posted,
I wrote to her the facts:

“I want to live there.
In the sight of his sweet eyes.
A duration long and fair,
Time frequently denies.

In his feeling,
I see where wave meets shore.
A sight and sound all too healing…
Time moves me and ignores.

Time: my letter.
I posted you the facts,
it is an urgent matter.
Please, write me back?”

‘If I slow down,” Time wrote,
“Dreaming will be your estate.
Living there,” she noted,
“This sight for you won’t wait.

Do this favor:
Live as you are.
Be his heart’s good neighbor.
Time will lend the sugar.”

About this poem

Written as both a letter to time, to herself, and as a gift to another expressing love and promise, “I wrote Time a Letter,” is a poem Lucas believes is timeless and fruitful for those young and full of heart who often forget the importance of practicing patience.

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Written on February 14, 2022

Submitted by ShannaLucasOfficial on May 13, 2023

Modified by ShannaLucasOfficial on May 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXB CDCD EXEX ABAX XFXF AXAA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 659
Words 151
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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