WFSC Creative Writing Facilitators, Mike Deregowski and Kelsey Hoople, challenge you to participate in national poetry month. 1 poem per day for 30 days with no working ahead. 😉
Overall theme 'When Life Changes'.
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Day 14 | April 14th | Time Stops For No One
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Time stops for no one
It can be seen in the turning of the sun to the moon
Or as the early star touches the horizon bright -
Marked by summer-turned-to-fall-to-soon,
Frozen winter to thaw in spring night.
Inexorable, like the tides upon an ocean shore,
We try to track it, but we end up always begging for more -
More time that stops for no one
No matter how hard our victories may be won,
Perhaps it is the Sandman's old joke
To terrify our children at night -
For when it does stop-like-poke
It renders our heart string tight,
And in a moment, we seem to get our wish,
But like the Sandman, it slips within our grip…
April 14th – Time Stops for No One
Blank page
I close my eyes
My mind wanders and wonders
What words would suffice.
A harbinger of delay, procrastination
Too much supposing
Too much thinking
Instead of letting words fall as they may
Not enough writing
When fighting with the what-ifs
And where-tos
Trying to plan, strategize, compromise
Looking to the skies
Wishing for more time
Debating rhyme
I open my eyes
Blank page…
Go back to the beginning of what’s done
Realizing
Accepting
Time stops for no one.
© Linda J. Pedley April 2021
DAY 14- TIME STOPS FOR NO ONE
Mirrors and clocks have
Aided and abetted time
In the crime of
Picking away at our parts
In front of our eyes and ears
Whilst we primp and
Pose for perfections in
Reflections from silvered glass
Experienced in revealing our success
One fine day
Only to take it away the next
Kickstarting the codependent
Timepiece which in turn compounds
The reality of the countdown in
Progress in loud ticks and whispered tocks
Fueling our compulsion to fuss or fight
Against a ravage we are ill-equipped to catch
Because it is devoid of the off switch for which we are
The sole caretaker.
Just breathe.
WRITTEN BY LANA O’NEILL APRIL, 2021
Time Stops For No One
Days go by so fast
We know they cannot last
We wish they were slower
And able to play them over and over
But time stops for no one.
We cannot go back
Or stop time in its tracks
Only moving forward
To goals we strive toward
Because time stops for no one
Take the most out of life
Do not waste your time with strife
Collect your favourite memories
On this your fantastic journey
For time stops for no one
We only have one shot
So give it all you’ve got
Leave no stone unturned
And you’ll get the life you’ve earned
So, when all is said and done
You won’t care if time…