Have you ever pondered about what an important role time plays in our lives? Have you ever thought about how you would go about describing time to someone who had not ever even heard of the concept of time? These two questions have been thought about by poets and often become the subject of their poems. The poem 'Time' by Robert W. Vissage and the poem also entitled 'Time' by an anonymous author do a …showed first 75 words of 707 total…

…showed last 75 words of 707 total…help the reader understand the abstract concept of time. This purpose then in turn leads the reader to the theme of each poem, which is that time both gives and takes, both creates and destroys. Only when the reader understands this can they truly understand what time is and how it can affect us. Once the reader fully understands the concept of time, they must not forget the simple fact that 'TIME IS TIME'(line 35).