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Time.

April 30, 2014
By booklover303 SILVER, Morgan Hill,
booklover303 SILVER, Morgan Hill,
8 articles 5 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
"School days are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency." -Henry Louis Mencken


When confined at school
Minutes feel like hours
hours like days
and days like months
Time drags on.

A classroom full of friends
surrounded by good memories
Months feel like days
days like hours
and hours like minutes.
When tarrying with friends
Time flies by.

Kindergarteners
eager to learn
eager to go to class.
Time is in hyper speed.

Eighth graders, seniors
eager to grow up
eager to leave.
Time is slowed to a figurative stop.

For those about to leave
it feels as though the day will never come.
Freedom and idleness
just out of reach.
For those wanting to learn
it feels as though lessons will never stop for them to learn it.
Wisdom and knowledge
just out of reach.

Time drags on
but
time flies by.


The author's comments:
I wrote this when school is only about a month from getting out. The younger kids can't wait until the next school year, but pretty much as soon as you hit fourth grade you are counting the days until you're free. :)

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BethZ SILVER said...
on Sep. 10 2014 at 8:06 pm
BethZ SILVER, Atlanta, Georgia
8 articles 0 photos 16 comments
I really like the ending and it was an overall good poem. I would recommend maybe trying some poems with like hidden meanings and stuff. Although, I haven't checked out your other work yet so it might be there. Good job though.

on Jul. 2 2014 at 10:58 am
booklover303 SILVER, Morgan Hill,
8 articles 5 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
"School days are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency." -Henry Louis Mencken

Thanks! I'm happy you took something away from it :)

on Jul. 1 2014 at 10:18 pm
Sierra_Reigns SILVER, Burnham, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not until we are lost do we begin to find ourselves.<br /> -Henry David Thoreau

I like it, but it is the last verse that stayed with me.

on Jun. 3 2014 at 1:05 am
that_hijabi_girl BRONZE, Sammamish, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about waiting for the storm to pass, it&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain&quot;

Love it! This was soooo good