Time, Real and Imaginary

Time, Real and Imaginary by Samuel L. Coleridge

This poem speaks of two children racing, one girl and one boy. The "real" time belongs to the girl, who constantly looks over her shoulder, trying to figure out how far ahead of the boy she is. If she wins, she will know. The boy, on the other hand, is blind, and he cannot judge how far away the girl is. If he wins, he was no idea, and the time in which the race takes place, as well as how long it lasts, is his "imaginary" time.