Time and Space

a reflection

Time, what a fragment,

Life, what a magnet,

Stars, what a beacon;

Time, fragments that have been,

Life, magnets of attraction,

Stars, beacons of time and space!

Space, what an unfolding void.

Time, never irrelevant,

Life, always temporal,

Stars, sometimes shine;

Time, displayed in the void,

Life, teeming with possibility,

Stars, perspective from time and space!

Space, stories yet to unfold.

- G.W. Saitreux

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

I like the poem's spare, brief expression. It is interesting how the three elements of time, life and stars appear in repeated tercets, while space is mentioned in two single lines. My sense is that it is because though our knowledge of time, space and stars is limited, it is still greater that what we know about the far reaches of space. That may be why more hope seems to be attributed to space. A thought provoking entry, this one.

[G.W. Saitreux]

Thanks for the review! It was my intention to attribute despair or lack of hope towards space, but in that despair also a sense of relief.

[Anjali]

Wow... So Deep and so beautiful... I felt the emotions you've written down like this is amazing!

[G.W. Saitreux]

Thank you for your kind review, I hope you enjoy my other writings as well!

[Anjali]

Sure... I would love to check them out as well!

[ElizaB]

Thank you for entering.

I really enjoyed your piece. It is nice to know what sparks your heart :)

[olympiuslu]

You write with confidence which makes your writing so much more effective! As well as this, you are clear on what you want to say but your language also leaves room for interpretation making it so much more enjoyable for us as readers to gain our own personal perspectives and opinions. I love it!

[G.W. Saitreux]

Thanks for the review! I'm glad you enjoy my writing style.

[Karen Redburn]

I love this one! For me it is the celebration of life in the stars. You words are uplifting and the meaning is simple, yet complex as any wonderful writing can do. Thank you for this happy sigh moment with my morning tea.

[G.W. Saitreux]

Thanks for the review! I'm glad someone sipped tea to this poem as I wrote these words while sipping my own cup of tea!

[barleygirl]

I like the way you start with 3 observations, then in each stanza, you expand on these 3 things a little more & a little more. Your philosophical approach to these astral phenomena leaves much "space" for your readers to interpret in their own way (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[G.W. Saitreux]

Thanks for the review and the delightful pun!

[Yari Garcia]

I really like the way this poem was written. A lot of times I not only enjoy the poem itself, but I like to see how the poet used spacing and aesthetics.

This poem was well-written and also visually appealing to me.

Yari