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' the Brevity of Breath ... '

We Take For Granted: Lungs Filling, In – Out … How Respiratory Come About But Resuscitation To Our Mouth Keeps Soul, from Going South … But Just Imagine: Stitch-in-Side, Pleurisy Emphysema or Drowning At-Sea ! Pneumonia, Bronchitis or Oxygen-Gone And Asthma, are Just a few Suffocating Wrongs Of Breathing Passages, Swollen … Blocked Adenoids and Snoring, Wake-Up… Pop-Pop! Try Pillow-Smothering, or Panic-Attacks Choking, Gasp? … Need Gas-Mask? Ahh … Short and Sweet and Necessary Hold and Count to 30 … In A Hurry? If It Stops … Then Start To Worry … All This, is Very Airy-Scary … … The Brevity of Breath … Had Enough? (Loud) Puff – Puff I Know, It’s Never Enough Fellow Whether Gulping-Deep, Nor Panting-Shallow Some Have Quick – Spurts ‘Til Side Hurts Hacking Cough … Then The Wheezing Can’t Catch A Breath … That’s You Leaving … Next Stop Death … or Joint-Machine-Breathing … Are You Receiving ? … … The Brevity of Breath … “ … Breathed Into His Nostrils, The Breath of Life … “ (Gen. 2: 7) Morning Breath ? … Relax Honey … It’s Just Your Wife … … Checking On The Brevity of Breath …

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Date: 10/4/2009 10:47:00 AM
interesting write, congrats on being on the hot poems list.
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Date: 10/3/2009 5:33:00 AM
This excellent piece is on the hot poem list and rightfully so. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 9/26/2009 5:52:00 AM
This i would describe as "seriously serious" and "seriously funny", hilarious! I loved it. Thanks for making me laugh this Saturday a.m.! I was able to quit 17 years ago and when I remember those days I can't believe how foolish I was! Ladybug12
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Date: 9/24/2009 5:54:00 PM
Helloooo He! Ha! He!... Ruben, I'm going to tell you the same thing I Told Tim... (If at First, You Don't Succeed... Hide The Evidence, Boy !) Seriously, Bless You All For Your Generous Time in Reading This One MoonBee
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Date: 9/24/2009 6:32:00 AM
MoonBee, this is ~~~Magnificent~~~. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/24/2009 3:51:00 AM
breathing .....still breathing..well penned,Celenj
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Date: 9/23/2009 5:45:00 PM
Moonbee!! Great stuff here!! Keep churnin' um out girl! As a long time nicotine addict I can RELATE...please scare me some more! (I started smoking just to look cool) Still breathing (wait, I better check!) All blessings... Tim
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Date: 9/23/2009 4:45:00 PM
We take it so for granted....just the simple act of breathing. (Clever ending!)
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Date: 9/23/2009 3:16:00 PM
whoooshhhh! MoonBee! I won't take it for granted any longer!... jim
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Date: 9/23/2009 1:51:00 PM
Nicely done. Thanks for reminding us of the importance of our next breath. Keep writing. Sara
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