Salvatore Dali's
"The Persistence of Memory"

deep in thought
my memory fades
but it still happened

on the horizon
I have nothing else
          To give

wasting time
in a dream
I see myself

dirty laundry
only mom knows
along with everyone

background beauty
next year
she will shine

Adam Peters

time
always running out
melting down to nothing

melting into nothing
never enough
time

Kendall Kott

summer sun
time melting away
far too fast

Eve Greenwell

wasting time
the clocks wear away
as I try to catch my breath

stranded
out of time
reaching for you

Katelyn Rumph

the desert sun
melts everything below
time is no exception

Kyler Fear

forgotten names
father's memory of 80 years
   slowly
         melts
               away

Nicholas Sanders

Dali’s Persistence of Memory

The way I understood this painting was that it's our version of time. We created this idea and we use certain things to measure it, but what does it really mean? We place such great emphasis on this notion of "being on time" and "be here at this time" that we've learned not to question it. It’s what we've grown up with and it's what we've accepted, but we don’t really know anything certain about it except it's what we've long ago agreed upon. At 8am a normal work day starts, and all of this other precedents of time, but if you truly think about it, who/what decided on the whole hour scheme, and when was the acceptable dinner time and so on.

sun dial
on the mountain tops
our reality of time

a circadian rhythm
or the moon's cycle—
nature's version of time

society structured
by 24 hour days
in an infinite time zone

Francesca Rios

it melts away
and never comes back
time

Nicole Koch

Colorful Street Painting

we take
the road less travelled
spring break

stear clear
of yellow snow
not lemonade

melting snow
uncovering
broken sleds

Eli Cook

shimmer of rain
        off the sidewalks
empty park

autumn trees
        consume my sight
breeze through my hair

Austyn Krueger

helicopters fall
I squeeze my lover's hand
under the gold trees

kiss in the park
I say I do
beneath a rainbow sky

Kendall Kott

balloons in the sky
childhood imagination
takes over

springtime evening
illuminated by street lights
colors all around

Eve Greenwell

walking down the road
with her
admiring the night

beautiful night
to go for a walk
with her

down the road
I see them
together

Brandon Januska

running on my favorite path
I look back
on my mistakes

Nicole Koch

balls of light
illuminate specks of color
a couple walks alone

we walk together
through the puddles
not asking what is next

I see our reflection
in the puddles
trees above, trees below

trees above
trees below
I will always love you

Lexy Bieber

balloons in the sky
someone wishes me
Happy Birthday

Alex Cardascio

rainbow in the sky
a walk in the park
turns into my inspiration

Katelyn Rumph