time’s no friend

arqios




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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  • orchidee

    It's 'time' for my quip: 'I never knew there was some much about* time, but I know now! lol. [*insert subject here, in this case - time].

    • arqios

      Ahaha 😹 how’s Fido doing with your quip!? 🕊👍🏻🙏🏻

    • sorenbarrett

      You have accomplished the near impossible describing the intangible in most poetic terms. The words though few are deeply profound in this poem. This one deserves a Fave

      • arqios

        Aww shucks… thanks Soren… some of these are short but quite trickier to put together nut when the flow is on, it’s magically wonderful 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻

      • Mutley Ravishes

        Mechanical time
        Grinds
        Us down
        Effortlessly!

        "An unhurried force." Great line, Arquios!

        • arqios

          Cheers Mutley, thank you 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻

        • David Wakeling

          Time and tide wait for no man.Certainly no friend.An interesting poem exploring a great mystery.

          • arqios

            Absolutely no one except the One that could keep the Sun in place!

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            Wow! Good morning! I'd like a decaf coffee, a side of home fries, a large OJ, and, heck, toss in a cup of oatmeal with brown sugar and raisins along with my TRUTH omelet! 🤣 Wonderful job, my friend. What can I say other than TRUTH! 🌹🌹 Ah...yes...I can also say FAVED.

            • arqios

              Glad brekkie was filling 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻

              • Tristan Robert Lange

                Indeed! 🤣

              • Kevin Hulme

                Times like Oxygen: it’s all around us, but we can’t see it.
                You described it so well in the Poem. Well said.

                • arqios

                  Yes, much like oxygen, I agree, in the sense of Time surrounding us but always remaining unseen! Thank you kindly, Kevin. Apologies for not being able to get back sooner. 🙏🏻🕊

                • Thomas W Case

                  Powerful and poignant.

                  • arqios

                    Thanks Thomas 🙏🏻🕊

                  • Goldfinch60

                    Time goes at ever changing speeds in life arqios.

                    Andy

                    • arqios

                      The varying speeds of Time does keep us on our toes. Thanks Andy 🙏🏻🕊
                      A.

                    • Neville


                      No aint that the absolute truth in a nutshell .. Neville

                      • arqios

                        Haha, thanks N… looks like I’m a bit ironically late to my own party 🤣🙏🏻🕊

                      • Tom Dylan

                        A fine write. Some really great lines.

                        • arqios

                          Thanks Tom. 🙏🏻 Your presence is quite missed 🕊

                        • Cassie58

                          A clever write arqios and so true. Time is no friend. We have absolutely no control over it. A profound piece of poetry. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could stop it at certain points in our lives.

                          • arqios

                            Thanks Cassie, I was meaning to get back to this but life keeps happening…. Like that song. A time stopping feature… just like a tape deck, complete with fast forward, reverse and delete buttons… now that would be useful. 🙏🏻🕊



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