Procrastination

Carlton Whyte 1981 (Jamaica)



Still shores of uncertain waters
Pondering on the sand
waiting for a better tomorrow
Dried up by the Sun.

About this poem

This poem is a reminder that while procrastination may feel harmless and restful, to say the least. Time is its enemy and nothing will change but not changing can eventually kill!

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Written on February 07, 1981

Submitted by carlton.whyte on February 27, 2022

Modified on April 14, 2023

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Scheme ABCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 109
Words 22
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

Carlton Whyte

I am a Jamaican who enjoys the philosophy of life and the meaning behind human beings' relentlessness to conquer life itself which is an endless cycle that is never won. more…

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