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About This Poem

Future Running Counterclockwise


An Acrostanka...or Tankrostic! 



                                        Each tick of the clock
                                        Accelerates neglection
                                        Reducing the time
                                        The future would last few hours:
                                        Human's punctuality







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  1. Guzzi Avatar
    Debbie Guzzi
    Date: 6/23/2012 7:26:00 PM
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    Good one!! If we write from bed we won't [or will?] over heat and add to the heat index! Light & Love
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    Tanya Harrington
    Date: 6/6/2012 12:26:00 PM
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    I love this acrostic/tanka!!! Very well said. Tanya and Thanks for your greeting and comments!
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    Pace INK-U-SCRIPT
    Date: 5/20/2012 10:58:00 AM
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    So clever Ruben..love your work indeed!! always an honor for you and other successful poets to view my work..Thank you for all your assistance...regards INK-U-SCRIPT
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    Sara Kendrick
    Date: 5/13/2012 5:14:00 PM
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    Enjoyed readng your creative work..Congrats on your win and idea for conserving.Sara
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    olusegun Arowolo
    Date: 5/12/2012 9:57:00 AM
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    Beautiful piece of poetry,Ruben.Congratulations on your win....
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 5/11/2012 8:41:00 PM
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    glad to see this succinct acrostic on the winners' list, Ruben. How goes it this friday evening for you? Congrats here!
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    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 5/11/2012 7:06:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your placement in Nikko's "Beyond Earth Hour" contest Ruben. Love, Carol
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    David Williams
    Date: 5/11/2012 3:36:00 AM
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    Ruben congrats on your win..David
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    DON JOHNSON
    Date: 5/9/2012 3:06:00 AM
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    sounds pretty ticking good, poetry flow is clock like would, if the words come galvanising...
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    Black Eyed Susan
    Date: 5/8/2012 10:11:00 AM
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    nice combo of forms - have you seen the movie "in time" w/justin timberlake? this reminds me of that, even though you're referring to the earth's time running out and not people's. i like the clock image :)
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    Carrie Richards
    Date: 5/7/2012 7:40:00 PM
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    You are always an orginal!! Love the simplicity of this....not to mention the two-fold form. Nikko will too! And by the way, what a great friend you are to show up and check out so many of my poems....I spent the evening smiling! Thank you, Ruben...you are awesome and kind!
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    Joe Maverick
    Date: 5/7/2012 4:11:00 PM
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    Like your thinking here Ruben; and thanks for the comment and considering entering my competition..."
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    Charmaine Chircop
    Date: 5/7/2012 9:05:00 AM
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    Much said about Our mother earth Ruben.. and so true.. Glad to read this post from you..Charma
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    Broken Butterfly
    Date: 5/4/2012 6:09:00 PM
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    Wonderful Ruben, not just the layout but the words, and thanks for all your great comments on my poetry
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    Sara Kendrick
    Date: 5/4/2012 4:42:00 PM
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    Good idea..I stay at home more now at least until the last two weeks because gas is so high that I can't afford to go..Last two weeks have had to go to chiropractor for treatment to try to get easy...Thanks for stopping by..Your presence at my work was uplifting..Sara

    Kendrick Avatar Sara Kendrick Date: 5/4/2012 4:42:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Clever combination of two poetic forms..Sara
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    Debbie Guzzi
    Date: 5/4/2012 2:40:00 PM
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    Hey I work OUT OF my HOUSE..maybe my legs with atrophy? grrrrrr Light & Love
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    Wilma Neels
    Date: 5/4/2012 2:17:00 PM
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    I like this Ruben and obviously Missy will dig the form/s you used to bring your message across.. enjoy the weekend ahead *hugs* Wilma
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    David Williams
    Date: 5/4/2012 1:22:00 PM
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    Ruben, I love the poem. David
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    harry horsman
    Date: 5/3/2012 10:45:00 AM
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    there is much truth here Ruben, love the way you have structuured this. harry
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    Nathan A.
    Date: 5/3/2012 9:16:00 AM
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    um message incomplete retry? abort? fail?
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    kash poet
    Date: 5/2/2012 11:52:00 PM
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    It seems you use those centering codes while posting a poem for each line Ruben?Very nice poem.Enjoyed.
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 5/2/2012 9:18:00 PM
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    oh my gosh, this one too Ruben, I am not in too much trouble.I do not know how to DO fancy things. I only missed my little blue hummingbird. I checked my centered poems (well at least one of them, and it was ok!!) Bold? I do not even know how to do that!
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    Ruben O.
    Date: 5/2/2012 8:45:00 PM
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    Unsupported Code??????????????? What?
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    Linda-Marie SweetHeart
    Date: 5/2/2012 9:30:00 AM
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    many great points touched upon Ruben luv.. exciting words of fantastic volume luv.. agree..
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 4/30/2012 8:26:00 AM
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    Ruben, the last frog poem I posted was not for the contest. I was looking at my cell phone and I thought, Oh my gosh, I can write a haiku about the screen of my cell phone; however, I was not aware of a commercial. Is there actually a commerical about frogs on cell phone screens? Do you think I made the right choice to enter my fable (the longer frog story?) instead of the cell phone series?
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    Carolyn Devonshire
    Date: 4/29/2012 1:00:00 PM
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    Wow! What an acrostic or "tankrostic"! The image you used reminds me of the clock that went backward in the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Brad Pitt was born old and kept getting younger throughout the film. Why can't we do the same? I took down my teacup because I have so much trouble typing with this neuropathy and I couldn't keep up with the mail. Love you, dear friend. Carolyn
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    Broken Butterfly
    Date: 4/29/2012 12:38:00 PM
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    HI Ruben, love your pic and your words are so true, in my city the public transporation is the highest in the country, seems odd that they want us to use it, yet make it almost more expensive than paying for parking ....
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    James Peranteau
    Date: 4/29/2012 4:01:00 AM
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    I really really love this write and the artistic unveiling dear poet ! Just wonderful ! Have a wonderful weekend Ruben ! Much love, james
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    Gwendolen R.
    Date: 4/28/2012 9:16:00 PM
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    Awwww...how original and full of truth! Tankrostic is a new term for me! You blew this contest outtta the water, Ruben. Thoroughly enjoyed! :) Gwendolen
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    Catie Lindsey
    Date: 4/28/2012 9:11:00 AM
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    enjoyed this one, Ruben. You are so clever. hugs, catie :)
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