Time should
be a logical thing
made up of
dates, hours, minutes, seconds...
one
following the other, same measure – anyway you look at it
It may have
happened a year ago,
but it
seems it was yesterday
It may have
happened a few months ago,
but it
seems it was few years ago
as if our
internal clocks go as they please
with a mind
of their own
such a
relative thing, yet it controls
much of our
thinking and planning
It has many
expectations – what
we expect to
have and achieve to a certain age
not
questioning if we are ready
but
searching for a perfect time
also has
its flaws
Do you know
how many hours you spent sleeping?
And how
dreams bend that perception of time?
And how
hard it is on some days, to just get out of bed
How many
dreams have you dreamt
from the
worst nightmare
to the feelings
we could only dream up?
so many
problems you resolved
as you
drifted away
from the
stairs of the past
from the
promise of the future
time has
ability to cure many woes
you live in
a maze of space and time
and all you
have is now
everything
else is a distraction
we all
yearn for the moments
when time
just stops and stands still
like when
you look into your lovers eyes
and there
is just the two of you in the universe
*
Written for the Mag #288
Fine writing, and rather moving.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to make this my motto tomorrow! I love it:
ReplyDelete"you live in a maze of space and time
and all you have is now
everything else is a distraction"
Very zen
I must second Kathleen! Love this !
Deleteah...from extreme logical to the core of heart..moments becoming eternal...what a romantic turn!...beautiful Natasa...
ReplyDeleteI pay very close attention to my dreams, and being prone to sleeplessness, I appreciate every hour of sleep I have.
ReplyDeleteI think time is something we always struggle with, and inside it's not even irreversible.. We travel back and forth but not at will,
ReplyDeletewe all yearn for the moments
ReplyDeletewhen time just stops and stands still
Ah yes.. indeed there are times when we want to capture that special moment forever.
Beautifully penned!
Lots of love,
Sanaa
Everything else is a distraction ..words to live by!
ReplyDeleteTime is so relative....and definitely isn't always logical in the way we view it...and I agree that the best of times are those moments when time stands still in a lover's presence!
ReplyDeleteSo many philosophical questions in this wonderful poem..time is indeed a maze..perhaps al we can do is keep going until we figure our way out
ReplyDeletetime is still a thing of mystery, though we thought we have it under control.
ReplyDeletea great ending for your poem, those last two lines.
"And how dreams bend that perception of time?"
ReplyDeletegood question; our subconscious sneaks in its two cents in every decision we make, surely,
Happy Sunday to you and thanks for those beautiful photos you shared with us at the Pantry today
much love...
It would be nice for time to stop and be still...but its a dream, more likely a distraction ~
ReplyDeleteI adored this conversation about time....so very true....I have been longing for those frozen moments lately.
ReplyDeleteThe many facets of time, well penned....I especially like time stopping, when one looks into their lover's eyes........sigh. Lovely, Natasa. I enjoyed your photos so much, too - you live in such a beautiful landscape.
ReplyDeleteI love that first line. It really moves you into the piece. I think because it's so mysterious and evocative.
ReplyDeleteTime is so different - speeds by when with or doing something loved, crawls when in a hospital waiting room. Well written and so very true. and thank you for the lovely photographs! Hayes Spencer is Kanzensakura
ReplyDeleteInteresting reflections on time!
ReplyDeleteThe relativity of time is fascinating. We pretend it has the logic of your opening stanza, but experience it in many more dimensions as your subsequent stanzas show. Nice!
ReplyDeleteAh, I treasure such moments, when we forget the time....evocative writing....
ReplyDeleteSo true, time might be measured but it sure has its own plan as to how it effects us.
ReplyDeleteLots to ponder here. And yet we only have this present moment, while all the rest are distraction. Really good contemplation,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
love the ' a maze of space and time' - your poem takes us through every twist and turn of time
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