Tag Archives: Time

If I Could Save Time In A Bottle*

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides PAD Writing Challenge Countdown:  T-Minus 10 “Write a time poem” In school or work hours dragged, clocks were watched with intensity. Vacations rushed by just as you were beginning to unwind. Feelings of time are directly … Continue reading →

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Stuck In Time

Posted on December 29, 2019 by

Written for:  Sunday Muse #88 Five minutes until the new year when my face and my fate will be revealed–good or ill if I remove mask. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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When Aging Rushes In

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #267 – “Begun Too Soon” “We have entered November. Thanksgiving looms, but it is over-shadowed by what has begun on the music radio/streaming sites. Christmas music has infiltrated the airwaves and there’s nothing we … Continue reading →

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The “rest” of the Time

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

Written for:  The Wednesday Muse #4 – Busy Body  (posted by Toni) “Speaking of which, what do you all do to rest? do you sleep, take naps, take walks, ride a bike, got to the beach, climb a tree? This … Continue reading →

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Do Not Waste Time

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Turn! Turn! Turn!  (posted by Lillian) “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to … Continue reading →

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On A Mission

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Camera FLASH! 55 “As an added extra to this challenge, you may write a Flash 55 inspired by the photograph, or on a subject of your choice.” Her long, drab coat teases … Continue reading →

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Lastings

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

Written for:  Miz Quickly – November Nudge #17 ‘Think of things that won’t erase, won’t go away, can’t be destroyed. These can be personal–perhaps memories that will outlast the destruction of their settings; or some act of good or wrong … Continue reading →

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Spring-Ahead

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

Written for:  Poets United Pantry #394 – Share a Poem “Greetings, Poets! For those of us in the United States, today is the first day of Daylight Savings time, also known as Summer Time. I know different parts of the … Continue reading →

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True Friendships

Posted on November 21, 2017 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 20 Write a what I learned poem. A truth that is learned in older age regarding friends steadfast for years, if learned in youth, would make you sage. The time … Continue reading →

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How To Re-hope?

Posted on October 10, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #42 – “hope”  (posted by De) Today, write us a poem of hope. Of hopefulness. Or hopelessness. Or any form of the word therein that you choose. Invent your own word if you … Continue reading →

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