Lillian here, delighted to be hosting dVerse again!
Out for coffee with friends the other day, I was asked about my recent 40-day trip to Singapore, Bali, Australia and New Zealand. My response? We had the time of our lives!
That got me to thinking about the word time.As one website* states: “Time is something we deal with every day, and something that everyone thinks they understand. However a compact and robust definition of time has proved to be remarkably tricky and elusive. . . time has many aspects and appears to represent different things to different people in different circumstances.
For today’s poetics: write a poem that includes the word “time” and/or a poem about a particular “time” etched in your memory.
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There is No time like the present!
interesting phrase
there is
no time
like
the
present
NO time
THE present
like
NO time
in the moment
THE present
there is
like
NO time
Only being
immersion
fullness
places exist
outside of time
there is
No Time
oh my god there is no time
we must hurry
hurry
but if there is
no time
we can just be
there is
no
time
like
the
present
LOVE the play with words here and the deconstruction of the common phrase.
Also like the added thought…places exist outside of time…I’d like to find those 🙂
I have a dram beside me and it’ll fuel a few comment visits before I disappear into the no time zone 😉
Drumming takes me to place where time stops…or at least the measure of it does.
Are you a drummer? My son did drums for many years!
I am.
This is a present, thank you Paul. There is no time. Sequence is a story we invent
Glad you liked it. Thanks.
I love this and can just imagine you being in the moment here with your dram! Cheers! :o)
Thanks.
You are very welcome :o)
You’re timeless Paul! That’s a great place to be. You can never get it all done in time anyway. Great poem!
Live in the now and present ~ I enjoyed the repetition of: No Time Like the Present ~
Thanks for joining us Paul ~
Great wordplay and reminiscent of the White Rabbit! Which reminds me of Jefferson Airplane – kind of psychedelic…
Ahhhh…Grace Slick….
🙂
Wonderful play upon words here, Paul❤️ Poetry at its best!! xo
Thank You as always Sanaa
Oh, I really love this one. I agree with you a hundred percent. There is no time like the present 🙂
Thanks
Love how you take such a short phrase and break it down to the ‘molecular’ level…giving the phrase a whole new level of meanings.
I enjoyed this thoroughly… had to read it out loud too as the rhythm fully supports it.
Wonderful word play… and yes there is really no time at present… 🙂
Sparse choice of words that, well-phrased, create a provocative display of philosophical considerations. Wow. Hats off to you–though, at the present time, I am not wearing a hat.
Hi Victoria. I missed this lovely comment. As i reply time has moved…or maybe we have. Anyways here in the timeless zone there will be a moment when you are indeed wearing a hat…so thanks. 😉
Time plus
Do it
now
equals
Do it now..;)
NOW…that is TrUe.
:)!
This is wonderful! If only we could all just be in this moment.
We are Kay 😉
Yes! Just! Be!!
or just DO…..or just BE….or DO BE DO BE DO 😉
I love this! A great reminder any time, but especially this season!
Thank You Crystal