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As Time Creeps to Catch
Time
it creeps so slowly
only 2 catch up 2 U so
quickly
like a track runner who once
lagged behind
suddenly has a burst of energy 2 catch
and pass those once before him
so to does time capture U
here u awake into the
present now yesterday
is part of your past
and all you can really do
is look back at where you've
been 2 c ever so clear
where u r going
where U really want 2 b
when giving birth we
breed a whole new being
as did your mother when
36 years ago she labored 4 U
so on your birthday
U may wish 2 consider
each day U have breath
What it is that U
will choose 2 give birth to
whether it's new ideas
new values, new friends, new lifestyles
let the day of your birth
influence you to achieve
a profound newness in your
life
so you may everyday leave
a trail like hansel & gretel
so others may track
your legacy
and U may smile the
brightest smile
laugh the heartiest laugh
in the knowledge of your existence
as time creeps to catch
Happy Birthday
This is thought out brilliantly and I have never really delved into and looked at my birthday as the day that I could make a change in my life with a spirit of newness~ After reading this poem I will now think of it every time I have a birthday and try to make a positive difference in my life and the lives of those around you~~~~ I love it!!
Poets we all poets - from the womb
to the tomb. So when someone calls us
poets - well no different from the
label "Man" or "Woman"
What really seperate us the proverbial
"man" from the "boy" then is technique,
and you've got!
The way you use the right words for the
right effect. For example, in the second stanze
"so slowly" with the long phonetic "o"
which slows the poem down till the third line
which speeds things up with "only two catch up
two you" with the short phonetic "o"
which speeds things up. As for your technique
you have skills. And your technique and word
skills certainly set you apart.
Keep writing - Keep the faith.
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