汪啟疆詩作一個重要的主題就是「時間」，中國古典文學常有以「水」隱喻時間的傳統，汪啟疆詩作也擅長用海洋意象表達時間，但同中有異，異中創新，其海洋意象，讓各種時態共聚，開創出其海洋書寫獨有的藝術性。汪啟疆的閨怨詩作，源自於他長年在海上服役，對妻子的愛戀與愧疚由此生發，而詩中描寫夫妻共聚之時，與分離之後等待的時光，又能與傳統閨怨詩作大不相同。詩人還在詩中進一步追溯自己身世，將一段已經過去的時間（歷史）躍然紙上，再與現在的自己連結，並且常在詩中細膩思考生與死的問題，生如何生？死後人又該當如何？連結各種時間元素，筆者擬藉本篇論文探討汪啟疆詩作中的時間書寫

Time is one of the central themes in the work of the contemporary Taiwanese poet Wang Qijiang. While adopting the convention in classical Chinese literature of using water as a metaphor for expressing the passage of time, Wang uses distinctive images of the sea as the point of convergence of various tenses. In contrast to traditional Chinese boudoir poetry, Wang's poems in this genre describe the passage of time, and are based on his many years in the navy, while he was out at sea on active duty, anticipating reunion with his wife. Wang also vividly recounts his past experience in contrast with his present self-view, and repeatedly makes detailed inquiries into the vexing questions of the meaning and purpose of life and death. In this paper I investigate the various aspects of time which play a prominent role in the poetry of Wang Qijiang