Daisies
This is not the time.
Not now,
This is not the time for picking flowers,
or to while away the hours
with the pictures in your head.
Not now.
This is not the time for playing,
scrambling over rocks or straying
from your mother's side.
Not now,
Not now.
Later.
This is not the time.
Not now.
This is not the time for dreaming,
Searching for some hidden meaning,
Locked inside the world of words,
Not now.
There is no time,
Unless...
The time is now.
About this poem
Published in her brothers book "Caught On Canvas: Richard Ponder's Wellington" on January 1st 2005 and/or "Painted Days, Addresses and Occasions to Remember". These books showcase Wellington, the city, and wraps it in Richard Ponder's artwork and Alicia Ponder's words.
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Written on January 01, 2005
Submitted on February 27, 2024
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | A Bccx Bddx BBxA Bddx Bax b |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 453 |
| Words | 110 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1 |
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