I’ve just written this not-entirely-serious poem which is borne of the frustration I feel over not having enough time! It’s really not a finished piece but frankly, if I try and perfect it then I won’t have time for the other things I want to do today!
Time
I fantasise about a way
that I could alter time
to slow hours down or speed them up
and hurry through when times were tough
to dawdle on a summers day
make sure there’s always time to play
convert a blink of sleep to minutes
give creativity no limits
make arguments brief and cuddles long
move swiftly when I get things wrong
and never need to wait again
or have to linger when in pain
and always have the time to do
everything that I want to
Yes, the whole world could be mine
if I had power over time.
If anyone out there has any tips on how to juggle kids and work and family life and everything else then feel free to share!
And a particular question to anyone who writes and blogs – how do you have time for both? I’m sort of, kind of trying to write a book but, well, I never seem to be able to find the time!
I’m linking this up with the very fabulous Prose for Thought over at Verily Victoria Vocalises.
I wish I had that superpower too!
wouldn’t it be great!
I would love to control time too – once I succeed in building my time machine, you’ll be the first to know. Great poem #prose4t
Thank you and good luck with building it…
Oh me too, me too! Imagine how wonderful it would be. A good reminder that this moment is all we really get.
Thanks Stephanie. I did write an extra bit about how having no control over time is really good for us but it made the whole thing too sensible and I wasn’t really in the mood! But you’re right, this moment is all we get!
Ohhhh lovely poem. Power over time, just think how rich you would be. lol I would get so much accomplished.
#prose4T
Thanks Jenny! I know, we could all write books, learn to paint, take up skydiving every morning… the list is endless!
Oh dear, oh dear… that writing vs blogging dilemma! I’ve been struggling with that one myself, and have made a NY resolution to do more of the former and less of the latter. Nowt against blogging or bloggers at all, but it’s not really what I intended with my writing but is very VERY distracting, especially when the writing hits a wall.
As for controlling time – I think if I could do that I would be even worse. I would just keep winding back to my last good night out (or in, iyswim) and replaying it. I think there’s a story about a laboratory mouse and a button wired to the ‘pleasure zone’ of its brain that makes the point more eloquently than I can! #Prose4T etc
I agree that blogging is very distracting, but I also find it motivating, particularly Prose for Thought which has a lovely writing community and the desire to join up with it encourages me to actually write and finish and post something every thursday. But then i spend the time I want to spend on writing my book or short stories, on writing (often silly) poetry. It’s a balancing act! Thanks for commenting David.
My goodness this struck a chord with me – I know EXACTLY where you are coming from
A great piece. Thank you for linking to Prose for Thought x
Thanks Victoria! Really I’d just be happy to settle for an extra half an hour to have a hot cup of tea!