Temporal Creatures? Poem by Esther Leclerc
Temporal Creatures?
Neither in childhood nor as 'wise' adults
do we naturally take to Time
any more than the fey Cheney and Bush *
mince about spouting couplets of rhyme
Reflect upon your average morning
the way you rush about endlessly
just 'knowing' you have thirteen more minutes
but really - oh ___! - you've only three
I'm embarrassed, but I must confess while
searching wildly for undie and shoe
that whenever a deadline is lurking
Time cracks me on the head, shouting 'Boo! '
We were made for thrilling adventures, not
playing stare-down 'gainst Old FatherTime:
in the lusty Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve busied 'making time'
..............sublime
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* Substitute any other known duo, such as peas and carrots (or two unrelated items) , for Cheney and Bush. Drop a note here to share your ideas. Esther: ]
(5.19.06)
Esther, My answer is ' Yes'! Substitute Cheney and Bush , with whatever you like!
Esther, you explore a plethora of interesting time-related issues here. I like important deadline, not trivial. They excite me as well as terrifying me. But I also relish timelessness. Not aimlessly 'hanging out' but blissing out listening to Bach or 'wasting time' on this mad site. And your last stanza Ahhhhh! That I like! love, Allie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You can write to a plan And make it all scan But while the critics whinge and fester I'll just enjoy a poem from Esther. Hugs Anna xxx
Tempest Fugit, let’s try and find some beautiful moments Quote: I love dead-lines, I especially like the whooshing! Sound they make as they fly by A great piece from you again Oh one more thing- Don't worry about the beats so much as the bars that could contain you If poetry is not a free bird then it is a battery hen Love Duncan X
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4/23/2024 11:44:30 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Having just retired Esther, it is bliss not to watch the clock. Trouble is it takes the body a long time to stop working like clockwork after so many years clock watching. Great write. Love Ernestine XXX