本文以「時間」為主題，探討女詩人蓉子作品中的時間觀及其美學。首先泛論時間的概念，與蓉子本身的時間觀。其次依夏季詩、都市詩、山水詩及其它作品，觀察蓉子詩對「時間」的獨特感受與表現手法。四季中，蓉子偏愛夏季，塑造「七月的南方」這個夏日天堂；其都市詩則透露深刻的存在的焦慮，但在女性觀點下，唯有以信賴、和平的方式，在時問中完成自我。蓉子的山水詩對時間的生成，有奇妙的想像，也從山水中體悟永恆。其對時間的整體觀照，則表現了她對死亡的通透了解，因此展現積極的人生觀；她理性看待時間的變與不變，「當眾生走過」，便形成人類集體生命的交替循環，生生不息。

Jung-tyz ( 1928－－) one of the most famous poetesses in Taiwan, constantly centers her poems around the axis of "time". Since she likes summer most in four seasons, she creates a heaven called "South in July" in the summer poems. In the city poems, she shows her anxiety about existence. But she remains faithful and peaceful while trying to search for her self in the passage of time. Her nature poems reveal her insights into the causes of time. She also appreciates eternity in natural scenes. In short, Jung-tyz can see through death, so she works hard in life. She knows well that time is unstoppable and life is short. She tries to expand her concern from personal life to human lives. Then she may lead a rational life. She is really an excellent poetess who has a sharp sense of time.