I will not waste time
I will not waste time
but make good use of my time
to the peak of the mountain
will I climb
for negativity will not
profit you a dime
so make hay
when there's sun shine
stand tall and act fine
blessing to he who says
wisdom is mine
like the ant who gathers
it food in a due season
so will I take
council and reason
for sometimes life moves too quick
sometimes too slow
sometimes life treat us so cruelly
sometimes too right
sometimes I feel under
may be it all over
but sometimes I feel stronger
life has a lot to offer
so I will not waste time
but make good use of my time
About this poem
Don't waste your time on unprofitable things
Font size:
Written on July 12, 2011
Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 17, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 35 sec read
- 1 View
Quick analysis:
Scheme | aAbacadeefegbhbijklmmmmaA |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 573 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 25 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"I will not waste time" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/130151/i-will-not-waste-time>.
Discuss the poem I will not waste time with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In