Tempus Fugit
Tempus Fugit (Time is fleeting)30 total reviews
Comment from davisr (Rhonda)
Ahhh, Don,
What an image. The pendulum, presumably with us on it, swings ahead and what we are experiencing quickly becomes the past. It seems, oddly, like no time has passed at all.
Good to see you again,
Hugs,
Rhonda
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Ahhh, Don,
What an image. The pendulum, presumably with us on it, swings ahead and what we are experiencing quickly becomes the past. It seems, oddly, like no time has passed at all.
Good to see you again,
Hugs,
Rhonda
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 11-Oct-2024
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Thank you Rhonda, I look forward to your kind reviews. Don
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My pleasure to read them!!
Comment from lyenochka
That's an accurate description of the passage of time. It's beyond my understanding but I think sometimes about how God sees our history because He is outside of the confines of time. He doesn't need to stress over deadlines.
Best wishes in the contest!
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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That's an accurate description of the passage of time. It's beyond my understanding but I think sometimes about how God sees our history because He is outside of the confines of time. He doesn't need to stress over deadlines.
Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Thank you for the generous review.
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
I love this! A very pleasing and pocket-sized piece of philosophy. It makes me a little bit dizzy with the fleeting motion of time:)) But it's an excellent entry for the contest and fits the brief perfectly! Well done and good luck! Debbie Stunning presentation too. This is a memorable one:)
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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I love this! A very pleasing and pocket-sized piece of philosophy. It makes me a little bit dizzy with the fleeting motion of time:)) But it's an excellent entry for the contest and fits the brief perfectly! Well done and good luck! Debbie Stunning presentation too. This is a memorable one:)
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Thank you so much Debbie for the kind and generous review.
Comment from gramalot8
Thank you for sharing your thought provoking poem with us.
Definitely seems like there's not much time between the past and our future.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could all handle all our past, present and future experiences more wisely?
Hopefully we can learn something from our past to better our future... both personally and globally.
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Thank you for sharing your thought provoking poem with us.
Definitely seems like there's not much time between the past and our future.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could all handle all our past, present and future experiences more wisely?
Hopefully we can learn something from our past to better our future... both personally and globally.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Your review is so kind and generous.
Comment from EeanBlack
I don't know diddly about the structure of a poem. I do know when one grips me and is profound. The image is absolutely beautiful.(I am an amateur sculptor, woohoo) I would like to ask if your book has sold, or are you having a difficult time finding a paying audience? People don't read standard publishing anymore.
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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I don't know diddly about the structure of a poem. I do know when one grips me and is profound. The image is absolutely beautiful.(I am an amateur sculptor, woohoo) I would like to ask if your book has sold, or are you having a difficult time finding a paying audience? People don't read standard publishing anymore.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Thank you for your generous review. My book has not sold squat. I'm thinking of going 100% Kindle. Book, real book, lovers are rare these days. Bless you for the 6.
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Good luck. Maybe you can re-Kindle the love of reading for some poor lost youth. It has to start somewhere!
Comment from Janet Foor
In your delightful and thoughtful 20 syllable poem, you say so much.
It reminded me of a saying:
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. That's why they call it the "present".
Well done and good luck.
Blessings
Janet
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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In your delightful and thoughtful 20 syllable poem, you say so much.
It reminded me of a saying:
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. That's why they call it the "present".
Well done and good luck.
Blessings
Janet
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Nice, "the present", I love it.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
The eternity word is often banded about but we only have the present to really live inside and we keep our memories of yesterday as tomorrow never comes, I enjoyed your haunting and questioning poem, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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The eternity word is often banded about but we only have the present to really live inside and we keep our memories of yesterday as tomorrow never comes, I enjoyed your haunting and questioning poem, love Dolly x
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Thank you so very much for your kind review.
Comment from nomi338
As life is not stagnant, we move from one stage to the next for as long as we are here. We are here as infant, then as toddler, young child, teen, young adult, full adult, oldster, and finally as corpse. We are on the move until we can no longer move or evolve. We go form being here to finally being there.
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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As life is not stagnant, we move from one stage to the next for as long as we are here. We are here as infant, then as toddler, young child, teen, young adult, full adult, oldster, and finally as corpse. We are on the move until we can no longer move or evolve. We go form being here to finally being there.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Thank you Nomi.
Comment from estory
I like how you created this rhythm in the juxtaposition of longer and shorter lines that mimics the swinging of a pendulum in the clock, and that underscores or underlines the theme of passing time here. You also tap into this feeling that time takes us from one state or place to another. There is an element of uncertainty about it, something unsettling and unresolved. Precarious. estory
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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I like how you created this rhythm in the juxtaposition of longer and shorter lines that mimics the swinging of a pendulum in the clock, and that underscores or underlines the theme of passing time here. You also tap into this feeling that time takes us from one state or place to another. There is an element of uncertainty about it, something unsettling and unresolved. Precarious. estory
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Thank you so very much for your kind review.
Comment from Dr. Nad
There is only so much that can be said in a 20 syllable poem. You certainly made the most of what you had available. This is so much deeper than it appears on the surface. You gave us food for thought that can last for days. Thanks.
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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There is only so much that can be said in a 20 syllable poem. You certainly made the most of what you had available. This is so much deeper than it appears on the surface. You gave us food for thought that can last for days. Thanks.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2024
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Thank you so very much for your kind review.