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Measured Time--A Villanelle
How does it slip away?
These measured breaths of precious life—
How quickly time does stray!
Beautiful moments of quiet days
Mixed with bitterness of strife—
How does it slip away?
“Always another,” we still say,
Though standing on the edge of a knife—
How quickly time does stray!
Nothing can be done to keep it at bay,
This sandy stream of measured life—
How does it slip away?
In hastened daylight we still play,
Pretending night shall bring no strife—
How quickly time does stray!
There is nothing to keep this time at bay,
Yet we cannot accept a counted life.
How does it slip away?
How quickly time does stray!
These measured breaths of precious life—
How quickly time does stray!
Beautiful moments of quiet days
Mixed with bitterness of strife—
How does it slip away?
“Always another,” we still say,
Though standing on the edge of a knife—
How quickly time does stray!
Nothing can be done to keep it at bay,
This sandy stream of measured life—
How does it slip away?
In hastened daylight we still play,
Pretending night shall bring no strife—
How quickly time does stray!
There is nothing to keep this time at bay,
Yet we cannot accept a counted life.
How does it slip away?
How quickly time does stray!
Published 7th May 2014
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9th May 2014 4:55am
Nice write Lissie
Glad you're able to write about it your feeling so beautifully.
Try to have a great weekend :)
Zazzlez
Glad you're able to write about it your feeling so beautifully.
Try to have a great weekend :)
Zazzlez
Anonymous
9th May 2014 4:57am
I adore this poem so much. You have a lot of talent.
10th May 2014 1:33pm
12th May 2014 3:39am
I love the rhyming technique and yeah
Time foes slip away at times... enjoyed:)
Time foes slip away at times... enjoyed:)
