time’s no friend

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coiled, helical -seemingly fickle 
                …yet ever objective… 

an unhurried force 
that makes no offers 
       …nor demands. 

What value we give it 
is misused and/or abused 
  . . . by all subject to it!








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karlmcallister's picture

no friend?

Ah, but time is literally all we have...

redbrick's picture

Indeed! And oftentimes a

Indeed! And oftentimes a useful alliance forged at others a dilemma of deadline or expiry proportions


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karlmcallister's picture

Touché!   but always at my

Touché!

 

but always at my back I hear

Time's winged chariot drawing near...

(From "To his coy mistress" by Andrew Marvell)

redbrick's picture

Must go and find that, it

Must go and find that, it sounds vaguely familiar... 'Marvell' should be a memorable name.


here is poetry that doesn't always conform

galateus, arkayye, arqios,arquious, crypticbard, excalibard, wordweaver