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POEM: THERE WAS A TIME

Kamlesh Tripathi

There was a time,

When there was so much work and so little time,

Today there is so much time and so little work,

That it’s difficult to kill time.

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There was a time when a day appeared short,

Today is a time when a day appears to be long,

Have the days actually changed?

Or is it because,

 “I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.” says the Bard.

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There was a time when days would swiftly fly,
Like swallows racing through a summer sky,
Now every hour lingers, deep and long,
As though the clock has lost its perky song.

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There was a time when work would crowd the day,
And fleeting minutes hurried far away,
Now time itself sits silent at my door,
With little left for it to labour for.

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Yet still the hours keep circling as before,
Within the steadfast span of twenty-four,
The sun arrives each morning, bright and sure,
Which the turning world continues to endure.

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Then why does time now falter in its pace?
Why does each moment stretch in silent space?
Perhaps the mind has changed its subtle art,
The clock still ticks, but differently, the heart.

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There was a time I longed for moments more,
And gathered seconds like a hidden store.
But now the day lies wide and strangely still,
And time moves slowly, bending to my will.

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The earth, the sky, the constellated dome,
Remain the same, eternal as their home,
Yet something deep within the soul must rhyme,
For life has changed the gentle measure of time.

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Nothing has changed other than your mind,

For time remains the same, but you stand rearranged,

Earlier, the mind was supersonic,

And time was subsonic.

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Today, the mind is at a cul-de-sac,

So the time takes you for a ride,

So rise again and wake up to the volatile world,

And you’ll find the time to be the same.  

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“It is not the time but you who changes over time.”

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Written and posted by Kamlesh Tripathi

Author, Poet, & Columnist

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