Eight Minutes Ago

its past fuels what the present provides ~ our future comes through the void By David Kavanagh

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/9/2023 10:23:00 AM

Ooh. So cool

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/9/2023 12:45:00 PM

And all true Andrea, we live 8 minutes in the suns past, relatively anyway, Damn Einstein opened up a can of worms lol, cheers David

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 1/8/2023 5:32:00 PM

It is so. Brilliantly penned. xomo

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/9/2023 3:44:00 AM

Hello super Mo, our perception even at light speed is pretty slow, a little something to keep in mind, cheers David

Arlo Parker

Date: 1/7/2023 3:09:00 PM

The present is a gift; take it into tomorrow. Lovely thought conveyed well, David. ;o)

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/8/2023 1:38:00 AM

Thank you Arlo, A gift that left the sun 8 minutes or so ago, nothing more can really be taken for granted, cheers David

Sotto Poet

Date: 1/7/2023 1:11:00 PM

David, this is a thought-provoking verse with a lot of depth and relevance. Its history provides fuel for what the present brings, and our future arises from the void. I assume we'll be in the abyss as soon as the fuel runs out.

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/7/2023 1:35:00 PM

Strange thing Lasaad we could already be in the Abyss and not know it, we’ve no idea what cataclysmic events happen on the sun until 8 minutes elapse, relativity is so weird, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 1/7/2023 11:43:00 AM

It's happening too quickly for my liking, I wish I could slow the clock down a bit. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/7/2023 12:27:00 PM

Heya Tom probably a bit vague, this one’s about the light from the sun, it takes 8 minutes to reach the earth, it could already be gone out and we wouldn’t know, cheers David