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What Is Time?

December 21, 2014
By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
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BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
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&ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo;<br /> G.K. Chesterton<br /> <br /> &quot;And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.&quot; <br /> Denis Johnson

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Time

Time is never--

Time is always--

Time never waits,

Time never stills,

Time is one of those factors,

You'll never ponder,

Yet always consider.

Always remember the past,

Or worrying about the future,

When right now,

You could be joyful in the present.

Time

© Ryan K.

The author's comments:

I truly do enjoy and have a passion for philosophy, therefore, when I wrote this, I was thinking about the question, "What is time?" So I answered that question with this short little poem.

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This article has 7 comments.

Beila BRONZE said...
on Feb. 25 2015 at 12:52 am
Beila BRONZE, Palo Alto, California
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&quot;The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.&quot; -Mark Twain

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"Never ponder/ Yet always consider." Trust me, you have got me pondering--an intense, intriguing poem.
AbigailGilgal GOLD said...
on Jan. 22 2015 at 11:14 am
AbigailGilgal GOLD, Cloquet, Minnesota
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Great piece! This is actually something I find myself thinking about quite a lot. You did a superb job turning thoughts and ideas into a poem. Loved it!
MalaikaJ GOLD said...
on Jan. 22 2015 at 12:18 am
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I love this! It is so simple, yet it carries such deep thoughts. Great job!
KaavyaM SILVER said...
on Jan. 10 2015 at 12:37 pm
KaavyaM SILVER, Hyderabad, Other
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I love how you've repeated the word time, and the thought behind this is really intriguing. Like the others, I do think it would have benefitted from a few extra lines. I especially love your last line where you end with just the word time, which also completes your sentence. Well done! :)
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 2 2015 at 9:29 pm
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Thank you! :)
Ray--yo PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 2 2015 at 8:04 pm
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I do feel like this should have been a bit longer,and the ending few lines were great. The picture perfectly accompanies your work, too. Great job!
MysticMusic ELITE said...
on Jan. 1 2015 at 4:37 pm
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The repetitiveness of the word, "time", really emphasizes its power over us. The description of time itself is a factor that can't be controlled, but rather has control over us. The philosophy here is great, the only advice I'd say is to make it longer. Content is better than length, but this poem would have a great effect if you elaborated more on the details of time and its effects. Other than that, this was a great poem! I especially love how you gave advice on how to enjoy time in the end and left it with the word, "Time", as if Time itself had written the poem.