Sunday, January 25, 2009

A Timely Subject

If I had the time,
I'd throw work out the window,
-spend it all with you.

Since you are here now,
And maybe no tomorrow
-we'll go for that walk.


If I could stop time,
I would keep this moment
-pressed in my journal.

For many years now,
I've worked twentyfour/seven
-all alone in room.

Arrived in heaven,
Peter led me to my cloud
-a vast library.

Copyright 2009

One single Impression: If I Had The Time

14 comments:

Gemma Wiseman said...

Wonderful twist to close the poem! The wry humour there is utterly brilliant and so annoyingly logical but unexpected! Great paradoxical tensions!

anthonynorth said...

Great! Particularly liked the last one.

SandyCarlson said...

I love the image of a moment pressed in a journal.

Barb said...

I love the idea of moments pressed in a journal. I find myself trying to journal as many of my special moments as I can. I don't always do them justice, but I press on.

Amias (ljm and liquidplastic) said...

"If I could stop time,
I would keep this moment
-pressed in my journal.:

Oh I love this!

Anonymous said...

A wonderful tour of the interior of time!

floreta said...

a great variety here. some romantic.. some reflective! the ending was very appropriate.

Tumblewords: said...

A wistful look at passing days - the final haiku is a fitting end. Nice!

Maggie said...

I enjoyed the vision of a vast library on a cloud as being heaven...

Beth P. said...

each is graat along, but I like the story line of the string of these pearls...

Thanks, Edward--

Pearl said...

nothing more important than going for that walk while you can.

Anonymous said...

i love that thrz a vast library waiting eternally... pressed n2 a journal.. dang, dig it!!

Kilauea Poetry said...

"Since you are here now,
And maybe no tomorrow
-we'll go for that walk."
I like this!

Cassiopeia Rises said...

Yes we can not waste a moment. For time is sad and short. Well done my friend.

love-bd