time is a cowardly thief
it creeps around
pick-pocketing the moments
and fly speck seconds
that make up a lifetime.
we beg for time to pass
courting only the future
and then mourn our loss
such fickle creatures are we
but as they say, time waits for no man.
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I like this poem and I like the idea of time being this thief which steals from us the moments of our lives, great idea for a poem!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This is great! Time as a 'coward' I could never think of it like that..... but your sooooo right.. Must flyyyyyyyy....... Gotta go! Great poem - lovely idea! Rogerx.