There are moments when time seems to stand still
to those of us who are trapped in its’ wake
as though our boat has lost one of it’s oars
thus enabling numbers of concentric circles
forming a whirlpool, disadvantaged proportions
where time seems to be held equally captive
in a time warp as though another universe
holds sway unknown to us until we are crossing
it’s unseen boundaries causing ripples
across the water a stone casually tossed
in by those onlookers unsuspecting
for we are unheeded until a life changing event
spins us ’round for us to suddenly take notice
of all gone unseen in Nature’s wonderment
and it is then we see clearly life’s window
open before us at breathtaking possibilities
to realize how long we have been away
© March 2021 Renee Espriu
Image Taken From Public Domain Pictures & Created As Art


Time is a strange thing and it’s sad that it too often takes a major life event to realise we only have a small amount of it to use as wisely as we can.
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Yes, it certainly is like that. Thank you for your thoughtful comment. Be well.
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Life’s window opening, what a lovely image, Renee. There is great power and musicality in this poem. Love it! I hope we awake in time.
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Thank you Marta! The poem is a reflection of how I have seen my life and how it is now. Take great care.
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You are welcome, Renee. You too take great care.
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I really, really love this, Renee.
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Thanks Betty. Good to see you back around.
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