once a man, like the sea I raged,
once a woman, like the earth I gave
lyrics from the cinema show, seconds out, genesis
seconds are infinitesimal counting down seconds out but wait stop all the clocks what the hell is time anyway roll back the clock fast forward freeze frame pause seconds out
game >
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writing 101 | poetry | four | seconds | prompt by rosemawrites
andy townend 
what a rush! I loved this one!
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..and there is in fact more earth than sea.
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Thank you Lois!
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Wow, haven’t read a poem quite like yours before. I really enjoyed it!
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Thank you!
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love the rush you created which perfectly depicts those quick-moving seconds!
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Thank you
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Oh! The rushed words and rhythm embodies seconds best!
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Thank you 🙂
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I believe in one Bond movie while waiting; James counted ‘One hippopotamus, two hippopotamus…’
Might get back to this one. 🙂
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Wasn’t my original direction, but the muse seems to go where the muse wants. Could be for this and the reflections prompt too…
Thus Approacheth the Cockroaches
One Mississippi, two Mississippi
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Words_used_as_placeholders_to_count_seconds
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I like your app’ roach 😉
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and I am a happy recipient
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I like the brevity of getting right to the point. Good poem. 🙂
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Thank you!
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the image – the quote/lines and your poem – really captures and essence … fleeting …. still … a rush …and it works so well together …. a sense of urgency … and the way you chose to present your thoughts – reads very stream of consciousness and it works to emphasize the feelings and sensations – really digging this Andy 🙂
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Thank you Pat, although I think ‘stream of consciousness’ is a very kind choice of words 😉
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LOL … perhaps a “deliberate” stream 😉
but it works as it is … and that’s what counts 😀
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