rearranging goals
and chasing dreams
never ending worries
or so it seems
day after day after day
one day at a time
looking for the secret
to make each one sublime
a life filled with speed bumps
smooth pavement and rocky road
and with just a blink of the eye
look in the mirror and we've grown old
they say life is very short
yet it's the longest thing we set out to do
and yet, it's the only thing
we're sure to accomplish before we're through
Author notes
1."Life is half spent before we know what it is."
- George Herbert
A contest entry
- Options!! or Whatever!! by HiddenByTheDark.
450 points, ended August 22, 2008, 9 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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I really like this the way you take another quote I know as well an put it in here.. (before you know it in a blink of an eye the world is done turning)
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I liked this a lot, it really gives the reader something to think about, especially the final stanza. I particularly liked the lines "and with just a blink of the eye, look in the mirror and we've grown old", I can certainly relate to that one at the moment. Nice work and best of luck in the contest, I really liked your take on the quote you selected x
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