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Time Poems | Examples of Time Poetry

Time Poems
Time Poems - Examples of all types of time poetry to share and read. This list of time poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of time poetry. This list of works about time is an excellent resource for examples on how to write time poems.
Premium Member LEGACY TIME
Voices of extraordinary Contributions past Their actions in determination and preparation Wisdom and knowledge Their honor in privilege Leverage Mind Standing up and challenging Overcoming principles that bind Turning foe into woe Swimming to the surface of creations without drowning Knowing what they know in...Read the rest...
Categories: time, appreciation, beautiful, beauty, character,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Unfinished Archive
In lacquered boxes, six feet down, Rest whispers of the unbought crown - The paintings left in mental drafts, The kindness stored away in crafts. Between the satin folds they place The morning walks at slower pace, The letters crumpled, never...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, time,
Form: Rhyme



DEJA VU
Our time deja vu... it is past experience, in some other spheres......Read the rest...
Categories: allusion, extended metaphor, time,
Form: Senryu

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Premium Member Forgive Me
Forgive Me I do request, where does all my time go? The day gets started, then ends so fast. My work piles up, seems like I am never done. So please forgive me, my work needs to be worked on. ...Read the rest...
Categories: day, friend, time, today,
Form: Free verse
Behind Closed Doors
We all have a part, Locked behind doors in our heart. We treasure it with care, As if it were a work of art. Soon those doors open wide, When...Read the rest...
Categories: time, care, heart, love, romantic,
Form: Lyric



Times Divide
I stray on purpose my will redeemed When left of center to swim upstream Against the grain my future hides On roads less traveled past times — divide (The New Room: December, 2024)...Read the rest...
Categories: time,
Form: Rhyme
Time
Time isn't always on our side, at times it seems like we're just along for the ride. First we're rushing around to get everything done, still working and planning with the setting sun. Then it drags...Read the rest...
Categories: time, appreciation, bible, black african
Form: Rhyme
I wish
I wish your look were true I wish the words would not be carried away by the wind I wish my feelings were easy to express. I wish I had a good peace of mind I wish I hadn't...Read the rest...
Categories: 12th grade, time,
Form: Free verse
Sweet Tea
Fearing that day when the music stops My steps remeasure my soul takes stock Rueing that moment when time is gone My tea resweetens all words — in song (The New Room: December, 2024) ...Read the rest...
Categories: time,
Form: Rhyme
Better In Time
There were so many things to see Fun tunnels to crawl through Large rocks to climb So many adventures here and there It was so amazing to my young eyes Now that I am back Things are not the same It is...Read the rest...
Categories: time, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Sometimes humans, sometimes not
Sometimes we are humans, sometimes not. Witnesses are the past and the present occurrences of the world. Witnesses are the endless time and the greatest human beings of this earth. Sometimes they are humans, sometimes not. (12.17.2024)...Read the rest...
Categories: time, humanity, people,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The purpose of it all
Were we not in the cage of space, mocked by incessant flow of time, how then would we imbibe God’s grace and weave a beauteous love rhyme? To the throb of bliss beats we sway, meditation sans volition, with no agenda...Read the rest...
Categories: time, god, introspection, joy, space,
Form: Hybronnet
Life Changing
________________________________________ Life Changing In these quiet woods, as shadows spread, Timorous leaves whisper my secrets to the breeze. A sentinel of time I am among the malus trees. My roots run deep in my...Read the rest...
Categories: time, change, identity, nature, tree,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Face to Face with Time
I came face to face with time It was all sublime. Nothing was as it seemed For I thought “surely it must have been dreamed.” I was shown the past, present, and future. Then I heard the words, “are you...Read the rest...
Categories: time, bible, christian, destiny, history,
Form: Rhyme
FORGIVE ME
FORGIVE ME I ask that you do forgive me, please Judging poems is no spiffing wheeze Needing some skills but no degrees As reading always takes some time Seeking syllable counts and rhyme Few are trash or destined to be ash Maybe...Read the rest...
Categories: judgement, time,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Time Poems

Read wonderful time poetry on the following sub-topics: change, christmas, death, harvest, passing, precious, rhyme, running out, war and more.

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