What is Time?

This is for the night shades contest

Time.

What is it really?

Is it really just a ticking of a clock,

an indication of the day?

Is it really just a reminder,

something to be taken for granted?

Does it move ever too quickly,

or too slowly?

What is time?

Is it a sound telling us

when to start,

when to end?

No.

Time is all of these,

but none of these

all at once.

Time is ever changing,

it moves,

breathes,

flows like the wind.

Time is a boat,

taking us in for a ride,

floating on, ever slowly,

on the water called life.

Time is a conductor of music,

telling us when to start, when to end,

when to move more quickly,

when to start again.

Time is a rare diamond,

every second as precious as a single star

in the sky.

Time brings change.

It shows us, ever so slowly,

how to live life,

how quickly to move,

how much we change

over such a short period of it.

Time is essential,

without it, where would we be?

We wouldn’t change,

we wouldn’t age,

we wouldn’t move faster, slower,

we wouldn’t be pressured,

we wouldn’t really be living.

So what is time?

It is all,

but also none of these,

all at once.

Author Bio:

Q is a writer seeking to improve her work. She started writing poetry at the age of 10 and have been writing ever since. She likes to write open-ended poetry questioning ideas, philosophies, and such. Since a scarring experience, she has always questioned reality, and started writing about darker, and unusual topics, however she still loves to read and write and hopes to become a published author. She also enjoys sports and photography. For now, she writes under a mysterious alias. For now, she only dreams, but she still hopes.

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Reviews

[Tom McRoberts]

Hey, Q. I really like the poem. I study philosophy at university, so the particular way you've chose to approach to the topic of time interests me. Very abstract, very ponderous. I especially like the way, in your 8th stanza, you refer to time acting both slowly and quickly. It's certainly something to explore. Keep it up!

[Nikolean]

Thank you!

[Caleb Carpe Diem R]

Perspective! You have challenged my perspective of time which in turn challenges my everyday. From the time I wake up in the morning to the moment I eat lunch. It's definitely something I take for granted.

"Time is a conductor of music,
telling us when to start, when to end,
when to move more quickly,
when to start again."

I love this analogy. Way to add in:

"So what is time?
It is all,
but also none of these,
all at once."

Such a true things and it really makes you dig deep down. Very philosophical!

:-)

[Nikolean]

Thank you!

[Nyu]

I like this kind of philosophy about time, its very interesting to see the trace of your thoughts. Nice write :D