In Praise of Time
We marvel that so much
produces only
more of the same,
increased yet
diminished, no two
alike yet never
differing, earth to
soil, glacier to rain,
stardust to morning,
open, filled, wasted,
lost, killing, preserving,
making more, wanting.
* * *
First posted in October, 2014.
O at the Edges 
Beautiful…. this is just amazing
LikeLiked by 1 person
You are very kind. Thank you.
LikeLiked by 1 person
pleasure
LikeLiked by 1 person
A great thought to ponder – and you’ve packaged it so nicely! Thank you.
LikeLiked by 1 person
An irritating necessity… And thank you!
LikeLike
I enjoyed reading your poem. Time well spent:)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks very much.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s how the cosmos works. Constand pressure to expand and increase until. . . what? Sally
LikeLiked by 1 person
Expand and consume!
LikeLike
And regenerate!
LikeLiked by 1 person
ad infinitum
LikeLike
A great poem to happen to read on a Monday holiday, when time feels different.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Holiday time has never felt right to me. But now that I no longer regularly work on Mondays, it’s not holiday time. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thus, it is okay, and fine, even, to enjoy the holiday. Since my birthday falls often enough around the Memorial Day weekend, it has always been my favorite long weekend.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes! My wife’s birthday also falls around this weekend, and we generally celebrate her birthday over several days.
LikeLike
This is great, Robert! Makes me think of Ecclesiastes.
(And maybe Dr. Who :-)….I saw the comment above about regenerating.)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Well, Dr. Who, of course!
LikeLiked by 1 person
How true! Time is all you so beautifully describe. I’m capturing a bit of it by reading rather than lying wide awake in bed. 😀😀😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
And what better way to capture it?
LikeLiked by 1 person
True again!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I like the idea that I don’t make time, time makes me.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Making, breaking… It seems that both apply to my life.
LikeLiked by 2 people
This is amazing. Nice work!
I’ve always been fascinated with the concept of time. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks very much!
LikeLike
You are becoming one of my favorite poets. Also, in my Reader feed, I can usually tell a post is by you simply by looking at the title!
LikeLiked by 1 person
You have made my day, Susan. Thank you! Hmm. I’d never thought that my titles were that unique. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
You have a better vocabulary than most bloggers. So there is almost always some terribly precise word, and I think, yep, it’s Robert’s blog.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Well, I like words, but don’t want to waste them. So precision comes into play. 🙂
LikeLike
Time ,mass , energy ,all are governed by these
LikeLiked by 1 person
Even poetry, alas.
LikeLike
Loved It. Great Vision
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks very much!
LikeLike