Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge
PROMPT #172
The theme is
Components of Time
Your take can be poetic or sci-fi or fiction or a piece of art , whatever catches your fancy.
To whet your imagination a little (actually, it’s more than a little), find 6 minutes to watch the video below.
https://aeon.co/videos/there-was-nothing-quick-about-how-we-arrived-at-the-standardised-second
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One second passes faster than I can blink
Yet it can linger an eternity when I’m trapped in time
Days compressed into minutes and weeks into days
All coalescing into one long unbroken stretch of time
Time is what makes all the difference in everything
It is the great equalizer in all things worldly
Whatever we feel is ours to boast of or treasure
Slowly decays into nothingness with the passage of time
Youth or beauty, charm or talent all eroded
Power or even wealth losses it’s importance in
The ruthless grind of mill of time that never stops
Take whatever bit of time allotted to you
And use it wisely to create a difference in your part of universe
It’s an opportunity that just comes once, like flowing water
This second is already gone, never to return
One second passes faster than I can blink
Yet it can linger an eternity when I’m trapped in time
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Brilliant and true. Time is our guest, we are its hosts. An eternity when it is well spent. Your poem is inspiring. Thank you Sadje.🌹🌈
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Thank you so much Suzette. Absolutely spot on analysis.
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Always a pleasure Sadje💖💖👍
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🌺🌸❤️
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Absolutely wonderful
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Thanks a lot Gary.
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There is a Urdu poem which says, “maybe centuries are queued up, and we are moving through those.”
You reminded me of those lines.
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I haven’t read this poem. Who’s the poet?
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Javed Akhtar
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Oh I see. He writes mostly movie songs, I think. A talented poet and writer. I’ll look for his poem. We grew up on Ghalib and Meer because my father loved Urdu poetry.
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Here’s the linkhttps://www.rekhta.org/nazms/vaqt-javed-akhtar-nazms?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImN2-9pPm7gIVln0rCh0bfw9JEAAYASAAEgI0lfD_BwE
BTW, where are you based?
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Thanks!
I am in Lahore.
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OK
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What a fantastic poem. Wah wah!
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I’d love to translate these gems some day, but then think i’m not needed. Celebrities have people doing that.
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That might be true but everyone who translates adds something of their own personality to it. I think you should do it.
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Components of time …. by Sadje
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Thanks for sharing
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Beautifully expressed, Sadje! Our situation affects how we look at time.
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Oh thank you so much Punam. It does indeed. Most people have been made to realize this during the lockdown with a vengeance.
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So true. You are welcome.
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🙏🙏🙏
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Excellent, Sadje!
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Thanks Sara
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Wow. That is wise, Sadje. So true, my friend.🙏
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Thanks a lot Jeff. 🙏🙏🙏
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Welcome, Sadje. Always my pleasure. 🙏
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🌸🌺⏰
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Time is elastic and elusive isnt it? Very cool poem, Sadje!💕🌠🌻
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Thanks a lot Angie.
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Very thoughtful verse on our relationship with time.
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Thank you so much Li
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You’re welcome 🙂
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🌸🌺❤️
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Excellent take.
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Thanks a lot Indira.
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Thanks a lot for sharing
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Thanks 🙏
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Always a joy and pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, My Dear! Have a great day!!
xoxox 😘💕🎁🌹
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Very good poem!
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Thanks Leigha
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You’re welcome.
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💜
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Well done, Sadje! Loved your description of time!
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Thanks Susi. I’m always fascinated by time.
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You’re welcome, Sadje! It is a very interesting subject.
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Indeed! ❤️💜
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