Happiness, time and history

reveries

Life passes us by ever faster. 

Every moment passed is a moment lost.

Despite this, they are not all forgotten.

They leave upon us, an imprint, a history and show us who we are.

We are forever changing, but this is not a bad thing. 

This is what gives our lives meaning, good or bad, as we strive for what we consider to be a better future.

Without meaning there would be no purpose, 

only existence. 

Memories are all that we truly have.

Strive to fill your memory with times you deem to have been happy. 

That way, when it comes time to bow down to fate,

You do so in reverie. 

Author's Note

It probably doesn't stick strictly to a poem structure, but I don't know how else to classify it. If you do, let me know. Also if you don't like it, say so. I'm open to criticism, it's how I learn.

Reviews

[Shane Mohamed]

I thought it was a fantastic way to start. You want to say what's on your mind, then worry about the technicalities. I like how you proposed that we make use of our time. For rhyme schemes, look up "sonnet" in Wikipedia. It should give you some history and some good rhyme schemes. A good way to start is maybe with a Shakespearean sonnet with the rhyme of: abab cdcd efef gg. Some of my old poems are with that rhyme scheme. I hope you get the drift. Send me a friend request and I'll accept it, then we go from there. Cheers.

[Captain Rilen]

Thanks for the tips Shane, I'll definitely take them into consideration and read up on sonnets :)

[Richard Helbert]

I thought this was a very good piece of writing. I like the way that your words flow and I dont think you should ever worry about classification or such in your writing as long as you are saying what you want to say. When you write with the kind of emotion and the abilty to express yourself with words as you do than thats all that matters. anyway great job