Time will tell...

Both "Ozymandias" and "Ponder" reflect the importance of time; however, through varying tones, both poems enforce different urgencies. "Ozymandias'" depressingly solemn tone emphasizes the slow passage of life and its extremeties. However, "Ponder" uses a sexually driven and uplifting tone to slowly reveal an importance of time itself, much like Marvells' "To His Coy Mistress."