Time

• Anita Wang, Grade 5, Artarmon Public School
• Poetry
• 2008

3rd in the 'Summertime Fun 2008/2009' competition

Time is a human’s essential need
To learn and succeed
We must use Time wisely
Mother Time is very cruel
It flies with freedom when we have fun
But is bound by chains when hard work comes
Time is sly and cunning
Like it’s got a mind of its own
You can never outsmart Time
No matter what you do you can never capture Time
It slips through nets and floats out of boxes
It twirls out of cages and slithers through traps
Time is unstoppable
Time is the tool to succeed
Although you all might not realise it
Time is precious.