Alice sped through the path of green arches, the Cheshire Cat sidled past; his grin widened as she chased. “You, annoying beast, come back! It’s a maze of passages here; I can’t find a way out.”
“I can’t say where the exit is, but the White Rabbit might.” The cat’s form paled as he padded away. Alice’s eyes widened as the White Rabbit appeared from thin air.
He checked his pocket watch, his tongue clicking against his teeth. “Time waits for no one, Alice.”
She pursued him through the the twists and turns of vaulted arches crawling with leafy vines; Alice’s head spun. “Please Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit — no more games, how do I escape?”
The Chesire Cat slid past and the White Rabbit ‘boinked,’ her head. The leaves in front of her curled into themselves to reveal the Mad Hatter’s tea party through a hole in the maze.
The rabbit adjusted his pocket watch. “Sometimes we might think we’re lost, but in reality, home’s nearer than we think.”
*****
(Props to Disney’s latest Alice and Wonderland movies for inspiration).
One moment you’re stalled, the next you’re too quick here.
Strength is a quality not measured in moments,
Measured in years, standing against time, back bent.
It’s an eternal struggle with internal —
Thoughts and habits, striving to change and descern.
Attempting to learn what experience teaches,
Growing in ourselves and for others reaching.
Improve upon our lives, our relationships,
Don’t be still, life needs our participation.
Beautiful, bountiful time you glimmer dear,
One moment you’re stalled, the next you’re too quick here.
——
Strength is a quality not measured in moments,
Measured in years, standing against time, back bent.
Fighters push hard, keep trekking through the swamp land,
Mud sucking at your boots, praying there’s no quicksand.
Though tangled vines block your path, the machete cuts,
Letting no vines keep you from glory — sword thrust.
Old boat leaking, passing through life’s wide valleys,
A quest you must complete, don’t you dare dally.
A light in the distance, shows your boat safe path,
Light saves you from ending on rocks, body smashed.
Beautiful, bountiful time you glimmer dear,
One moment you’re stalled, the next you’re too quick here. ——-
It’s an eternal struggle with internal —
Thoughts and habits, striving to change and descern.
Looking inside ourselves, we’re often selfish,
But we can change, help others, give back and wish —
We knew how wonderful it felt to generously,
Give of all we are; family gives meaningfully.
Inner strength once found, perserverance we grasp,
Goes into the world, makes a sad person laugh.
For finally they can overcome their issues sad,
They see a light, see truth wins –every card hand.
Beautiful, bountiful time you glimmer dear,
One moment you’re stalled, the next you’re too quick here.
——-
Attempting to learn what experience teaches,
Growing in ourselves and for others reaching.
Spread fortitude, physical, emotional and —
Spiritual; seeing it bless, teach, understand —
Beyond words and muscle, past many barriers,
Teach us to grow and find strength as warriors.
Life such a battle, we do what we can in —
The time we are given, keep fighting and win.
Glory and honour maybe yours or not yet,
We go through life either way, path never set.
Beautiful, bountiful time you glimmer dear,
One moment you’re stalled, the next you’re too quick here.
——
Licentia:
“The Licentia Rhyme Form, a poetic form created by Laura Lamarca, consists of at least 3 12-line stanzas with 11 syllables per line. Of course, the poem can be elongated adding on to the following rhyme scheme: aabbccddeeAA, BBffgghhiiAA, CCjjkkllmmAA.”
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