©Marna Blanchard, 2012
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Time slips
quick sand
thick
I turned
to see
the
Vivid photograph
of youth
faded by age
Upon closer
introspection
time
is but a constraint
of the mind
A lively soul
is refracted
through eyes
swift, alert
never dimming
Time slows
revealing
it is
in fact
endless
©Marna Blanchard, 2012
Marna Blanchard is a native of San Francisco and proud product of a public education. She is currently teaching 8th grade English/History and Media at Francisco Middle School in San Francisco. Marna has loved words since the 2nd grade, which is when her love affair with poetry began. She also shares a passion for travel, photography and film-making with her daughters. Marna was a BAWP fellow in 2006.
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August 22, 2012 at 8:26 pm
I am inspired by this poem, my grandmothers picture made this poem what it became and I love it.
August 23, 2012 at 12:23 am
So glad you liked it! She is a wonderful inspiration, so loving and kind. Great to have her as my cousin.
August 24, 2012 at 10:52 pm
And she means the world to me as my grandmother 🙂 I am a writer myself would love to post some of my work somewhere so it could be recognized.
November 12, 2012 at 9:35 pm
This poem has reminded me of why I have been in a constant enamored mindset with the genius that Mrs. Marna Blanchard, lovingly known by myself and others as Ms. B. From the 8th grade in 2004 to the present, she has inspired; this poem shows that. Time has not hindered her inspiring power one bit. Bravo!
October 27, 2014 at 12:34 am
My mother Arline is a true inspiration to me. I am blessed to have her as my mother. I to as well as my daughter Elizabeth writes poems. I truly love to read a good poem. This is so true.