I’ve been obsessed with time for a long … time (see what I did there?) and I’ve spent a lot of … time … trying to visualize what “time” would look like if it were a 3D object.

Most of my thoughts come down to… a sphere. In space.

Because I could, I asked MidJourney to make me a sphere in space, and…

This was the closest I could get. It’s a cool image, but not exactly what I see in my mind.

I also asked ChatGPT/Dalle3 to imagine what time would look like as a 3D object, and I have to admit, this is pretty cool:

Anyway, here is what I wrote a couple years ago—time envisioned in poetry.

Time

She is young, wrinkles, joints
patience
She is old, tight curls and excitement
At once a child and a mother and a grandmother
At once renewed and running out
At once beautiful
worn grace hope fatigue
scarred growth weakness
strength fear fierce
She is all of her at once