Time waits for none...

The gushing streams, 

The ferocious waterfalls,

The turbulent waves,

And the fast winds; 

All seem to pass by me,

Never stop to greet me,

Never do they bid adieu.

They just go on and on...

As if running a race 

where everyone wants to ace.

The clouds appear, then they burst,

A rain shower occurs

And brings merriment along.

The sun shines, the flowers blossom

And the trees grow taller;

Each one gives a signal to the other

To start its work and wait for none;

And I sit there wondering...

How perfectly all things are done.

Sitting and contemplating

I begin to feel wiped out

My face seems cracked

Gosh! There are wrinkles all over!

My hair has turned grey

And then to my utmost horror

I discover that I am old and pale!

Things slipped through my hands

Time didn't accompany me

When I was too lost in my thoughts 

It went on and on...

And left me now:

gasping for breath, 

powerless and alone...

Reviews

[St.Jimmy]

Your poem is beautifully written and inspirational
i loved the last stanza of the poem though it is bit similar to Shakespeare's poem "Seven Ages" but written very well and putting life in the poem

A person always think that he has a lot of time left with him and he keep on delaying his work but after sometime he realizes that time has crushed him and passed away and now he couldn't do that work.He would never expect that but he is swept by the "Invisible tide of time". It's not very odd ,happens to everyone of us but is truth.
Time brings a change in our lives like a tide and that you explained cleverly in this poem
Beautiful write!
~Aaradhya

[deeps]

This is a very well written write I Like the message in it.
This is a wonderful write and quite the profound one.

[Senseless whatever]

Outstanding write. Time and its value to man. Nature pays it no real heed only man is left in wonder. The imagery is great as is the flow and progression.

[An owl on the moon]

You reflect so deeply the continual race of time, flying passed us. In all the beauty of the world, life comes and goes. Such a profound write!

[cest la vie]

Time.. it absolutely does not wait. it marches on and on.
it is up to us to seize the day and live as if it were our last..
This is a nice poem about that exact thought..I too have wasted days, but no more...
Thanks for the share as this is a great poem!!!

[Abhinav]

amazing narrative poem, with a beautiful and true message
loved this one:)

[Poetic Beauty]

This poem reads easy and the last line makes your point clearly. Time keeps moving whether we want it to or not. Great job conveying your thoughts and ideas in this poem.

[Dev]

This poem is inspirational !! Dude My time management is in th dummps !! :P

[Coyote Poetry]

A outstanding poem. Description of nature and life was very good. Each line added to your powerful and well written poem. We can stop the power and flow of nature or the aging of the body. Poem was excellent. Thank you.
Coyote

[Simple_mee]

Its nice...U r gettin better wid ur every poem..