Time, by Britta Benson

Here’s my take on this week’s W3 poetry challenge, set by poet of the week, Pankaj Kumar. The guideline: Write a sonnet or any other 14 line poem about time. You can find the full guidelines and Pankaj’s prompt poem here: https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/07/05/w3-prompt-62-weave-written-weekly/ Time Time, this confused, misunderstood line, nerve, pulsar, forever sending remembrances, carefree futures,

Time, by Britta Benson

Here’s my response to The Procrastinators’ Five Word Challenge. You can find the prompt post here: https://theprocrastinators58220236.wordpress.com/2023/05/28/the-procrastinators-weekly-writing-prompts-steampunk-time-travel/ – and yes, yet another poem about ‘Time’. It’s one of my favourite themes. The five words this week: Time, rambunctious, strain, island, rescue. Time Rambunctious elephant, tock and clock, then shy little mouse, just a tick, click,

Time, by Britta Benson

Another piece of blackout poetry from the ‘Confessions of an English Opium Eater’. Time, immediate, immense, besides my knowing and confidential. Time arrived, spacious, alone, whilst I stood waiting at the foot of anxiety. Time connected, or else, connected, or else parted from me by the gulf of eternity. ©️2023 Britta Benson. No unauthorized use