Runaway Time

written nearly two years ago, on a sleepy night in a hazy blur.

time on my hands;
slipping through space and thought -
through the wheat fields
of barren farms, across the
landscape of eternal hues
toward nothing -
awash with
tone from a brilliant sky,
contrast increased,
looking over shoulders,
everywhere stretches into
an infinate circle ... one could walk
for a mile and find themselves where
they left - the hum of traffic so distant
it could be the gentle song of a bird;
it's engine whispering and reverberating
around the hollow tree -
standing nowhere
amongst reflections of paintings,
nature's breath on my face ...
nothing becomes everything,
and everything,
is everywhere.

Reviews

[Kris Clay]

beautiful poem. It really draws you in and makes you think about life and lets you know you can be in a beautiful place to be so long as you open your mind correctly to it. Easy to read, nice flow, and all around, great work!

[~crazy Beautiful~]

very meditative writing
the visuals are outstanding
this line
"one could walk
for a mile and find themselves where
they left "
brilliant
nice work
thank you for entering my contest

[jen -- JG]

Runaway time - this has a gret visual appeal that follows through to the ease of reading. There so many delightful images here, any one of them a perfect image on it own - put together they make a wonderful poem. Love it - brilliant work.

jen-JG

[Dylan James]

"Nothing becomes everything,
and everything,
is everywhere."

Those lines really did a great job at tying it all together. The imagery is magnificent. I love the way everything flows. All the images connect, but have nothing to do with each other at the same time. It makes for a very interesting read.

This is an amazing piece.

[TheodoreBlack]

Great flow to this piece! Loved the line 'amongst reflections of paintings' - very nice! There a real sense of speed and movement at the begining of the poem. And then at the end, it seems to almost stand still - or, perhaps, infinitely fast? Nice write!

[THERISA]

Reading your poem is like a reflection on meditation. So peaceful and serene. A perfect solution to the stress out world, which so many of us live in. Your poem flows like one is sitting by a gently babbling stream, when reading it. Thank you for sharing this special piecing of writing with us.

Therisa

[Andromeda]

so peaceful and beautiful! i LOVE it!