Category Archives: Time

The Speed of Time

Posted on 02/20/2023 by Jorge Medico

In many ways, life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. For those of you who make comments about how fast time is passing, the following poem is for … Continue reading →

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Good News, Bad News – 2022

Posted on 12/26/2022 by Jorge Medico

My Poetry Muse appears to have taken a sabbatical. As a result, The Poem of the Week shall be replaced by the Musings of the Week, which will contain mostly prose and possibly poetry, depending on the fickle Muse. As … Continue reading →

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PTO

Posted on 12/21/2022 by Jorge Medico

 Christmas fast approaches, and like many of you, I’m hurrying to get ready. With family visiting, I’m grateful for my friend Dave who supplied the following Poem of the Week. Merry Christmas to you all! PTO Sunny weekend extra largeCalm … Continue reading →

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Past Participle

Posted on 11/28/2022 by Jorge Medico

As we get older, we begin to be more aware of time and its passage. Eventually, it becomes like a roll of toilet paper – the closer we get to the end, the faster it goes. This Poem if the … Continue reading →

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Project Clog

Posted on 03/14/2022 by Jorge Medico

How many of us are unaffected by rush hour traffic, looming deadlines, personal and family demands, emails waiting for response? Not many, sad to say. Which is the reason why the following poem from my brilliant friend Dave strikes so … Continue reading →

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Poem by Nikki Giovanni

Posted on 11/15/2021 by Jorge Medico

Welcome back to Poetry Monday. For those of us who are still in search of the meaning in our lives, this poem speaks volumes. in youth our ignorance gives us courage with age our courage gives us hope with hope … Continue reading →

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Afterlife

Posted on 04/26/2021 by Jorge Medico

Sometimes, when the winds are blowing through the pines, the full moon lights up the hills with its spotlight glow, I hear the owl calling from the trees, and know someday he’ll be calling my name, and I’ll have no … Continue reading →

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A Brief Visit Outside of Time

Posted on 04/08/2021 by Jorge Medico

Stepping Out of Time There is little question the past 12 months have been hard on all of us, hard on the world. At some moments in our personal journey on this orb hurtling relentlessly through space, we need to … Continue reading →

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Aged People

Posted on 03/01/2021 by Jorge Medico

The Poem of the Week is being posted late today. That happens sometimes when you are dealing with senior writers. Speaking of seniors, here’s a short poem to all those whose hairs are now interwoven or replaced by gray. As … Continue reading →

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Wasting Time

Posted on 02/11/2021 by Jorge Medico

Someone once observed that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. As the truth of this realization becomes more real, it forces you to scrutinize how you “spend” … Continue reading →

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