Now in Motion



By Chris Commodore©2023

Inside and outside,
Downside and up;
Glide like a landslide,
Slow down, don’t stop.

Right turn not left turn;
Forward not back.
Fly like the black turn,
Leading the pack.

Whirring and spinning,
Frugal with time;
Forever counting,
All steps in mime.

Slowly but surely,
Stop and then go;
Deeply not lightly,
High up not low.

NOW! not tomorrow,
Cheer for today.
No time for sorrow,
Woo every day.

About this poem

This poem highlights a brief meditation on the element of time in an every day scenario. How time expresses its passing in our daily lives ...

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Submitted by ti.min on February 11, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X AXAX BCBC DEDE FGFG GHGH
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 425
Words 96
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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