Time
Time that fickle wave
Washing over us
Constantly changing flow
Creeping forward
Keeping awaited days
Just beyond our reach
Rushing forward
When we wish to savor
The Moment.
Tim that so fickle song
Doing the Minute Waltz
On decades of memories
Replaying a fleeting smile
In three part harmony
Launching us forward
Pushing us back
Today
Yesterday
Uptempo.
Time so fickle and so familiar
Haven't we been here before
I went to bed today
And awoke in yesterday
My love still alive
Beside me in bed
Forever gone
Lost in time
Come again
Oh so fickle time
Let's begin again
Once more with feeling
Just those moments
I thought so unimportant
Forever etched
In instant replay
At the most ackward
Moments
Time moving against the flow.
Time oh fickle river
Moving us ever forward
Along life's river bed
Dancing on the surface
Eddies of memory
Backwaters of impatience
Don't leave me here
Adrift
In memories
Of shorelines past.
J. Binford-Bell, September 2010
Lovely poem and a wonderful metaphor it uses, Jacqui.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, soulful, and heartfelt words.
ReplyDeleteImmeasurable time
ReplyDeleteOf boundless fathom,
It is not yours or mine
to tame with our reason!
An interesting and philosophical freeverse poem with great analogy and metaphor.
Thank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.
I thought the first stanza was especially strong. Lovely use of metaphors - thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteOnce more with feeling ... I especially loved that line.
ReplyDeleteLovely piece!
ReplyDeleteWords so beautifully strung together evoking wistful feelings - in me.
ReplyDeleteTime oh fickle river
ReplyDeleteMoving us ever forward
Along life's river bed
So it's best to go with the flow! :)
Time really is fickle. Well done.
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