Time is neither the passing of persons,
nor is it ash. It isn’t soil or decay.
Time is neither the tick-tock-clocking
carefully measured in sand.
nor the carcass of hogs polluting
muddy river water.
Time can be your silent moment
or a rage against the night,
it can be forged from petals falling
or from a heartbeat lost, but still it is
a chalice waiting to be filled.
Clock of the Académie Française, Paris by Andre Kertesz (1932)
Linked to toads for the Flash prompt by Kerry.
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June 4, 2018
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Time for eating and time for sleep
Time for working and time for play
Time for children and time for you
What’s left, time for chores, some for me
That’s the kind of time you are filling, right?
This was a fun read though I may have been way off mark.
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Tims is a perfect choice for this prompt and photo. Great reflection on what time isn’t.
kaykuala
but still it is
a chalice waiting to be filled.
However one sees it, one has to contend with time as it is!
Hank
This is incredibly potent and riveting, Bjorn! I like the idea of time as “a chalice waiting to be filled.” 💜
forged from petals falling.. like the use of words here!
perfect response to the prompt… there were so many lines that urgd the reader to think
This is an excellent depiction of time – what it is not and what it is. Some truly remarkable analogies.
These lines are amazing, Bjorn:
‘Time can be your silent moment
or a rage against the night,
it can be forged from petals falling
or from a heartbeat lost, but still it is
a chalice waiting to be filled’.
An amzing and thought provoking poem. I like the last lines, that time is a chalice waiting to be filled. Much better than those sands running through the hourglass we read so much of. I think of wine – rich and intoxicating.
Yes, time can be anything and everything all at once. Einstein said, “Time is not what you think.” Perhaps we can agree it is unknowable, really.
So utterly true and beautifully written Bjorn! I love it!
Time can be an enemy or friend. Time for me lately has been a grueling prayer for my daughter’s healing. I have learned to appreciate every second of calm I am given. Great write!
Perfectly said…no matter what it is…it’s a chalice waiting to be filled.
I really like the point of view and perspective you’ve chosen – it’s a great use. Stepping out and back – to see what it isn’t …. despite the “usual” measures …. and the ending is just superb! A chalice waiting to be filled – how true it is, despite how we perceive Time.
I really like the technique of telling what it isn’t a technique that works so well, especially for abstract concepts
It’s fabulously refreshing. And a very clever idea to use – seldom do we consider this perspective as writers/poets etc. So this makes it all the more interesting and powerful – and really brings the message home, harder. Great piece Bjorn!
I wrote a prompt on it at dVerse… so many great examples in poetry.
yes, it’s good to shake up the cobwebbed brain sometimes …
Such a thought provoking poem – keep re-reading this one.