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12 Minutes

A TV drones on Background noise Riffing on a trash can Moments Without moment Motionless predators Devouring their prey Popcorn Stuck between the teeth A reminder of joy’s Transient cheese flavored Fingertips Searching the remote For the present Deleting the detritus Of a black and white past The doorbell Announces An unsolicited solicitation Breaking the mood Of an endless ……moment

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 12/8/2024 7:51:00 PM

Please send this to Andy Warhol asap. He needs some posthumous howls! You have far outshone his "15 minutes of fame," John -- reducing it ad absurdio -- down to one moment of crud-laden, trivial junkola! Bravo! ~ Marilyn Monroe smiling crookedly on a lopsided, half-smashed-in Campbells Soup Can

Michael Tor

Date: 12/6/2024 12:19:00 PM

Wow John talk about multitasking ideas. Such a creative write by you all in twelve minutes. I hope after the twelve minutes you took a little coffee break and a deep breath lol. I really like how you ended this twelve minute inspiration, that would definitely end it for me seeing someone at the door doing their job trying to make a sale. The popcorn verse had me smiling. Enjoyed this fun Free Verse from you now you may relax my friend.