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Ice Saccades

slipping when the wallpaper walks and the floor pulls the wind out of you *saccades: a rapid movement of the eye between fixation points (impaired, as with concussions, causes vertigo, anxiety, fatigue)

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/28/2019 12:48:00 PM

We've got success...Now we need saccess, or s/t like that... :) gw

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/28/2019 1:09:00 PM

Giggles, yes! ...looking into functional optometrist, fingers crossed (better than eyes) ;p xomo <3

Panagiota Romios

Date: 4/28/2019 6:35:00 AM

Saccades are not fun. Clever and well done

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/28/2019 8:19:00 AM

When they're not working properly, no they're not. ;) Thank you Lovely, xomo

Bernard Chan

Date: 4/27/2019 5:52:00 PM

Again, so little said yet so engaging. But then, coming from you, it doesn't surprise me. Love the title :)

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/28/2019 8:20:00 AM

Thank you for that :) and for your lovely visit. I hope you are well my friend. xomo

Rico Leffanta

Date: 4/26/2019 7:02:00 PM

The elderly do not need ice; standing still, they need only quickly look up to lose their balance. When you see that happen, please buy the elderly a drink so they will have an excuse other than old age, for falling! Aloha! Rico

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/27/2019 7:42:00 AM

Lol! I'll join them so I don't look out of place ;) Hugs my friend, xomo

M. L. Kiser

Date: 4/26/2019 6:04:00 PM

Vibrantly powerful pen!

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/27/2019 7:41:00 AM

Thank you M.L.! :))) xomo

Heidi Sands

Date: 4/26/2019 8:02:00 AM

Well written , descriptive poem ! Great one :)

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/27/2019 7:40:00 AM

Thank you Heidi, trying to describe the feeling ;) xomo <3

Jeff Connelly

Date: 4/25/2019 9:04:00 PM

Without your given definition of saccades I envisioned you as Minny Mouse being goofy sliding taking a dive for crying children, "Is she hurt" jajaja Thanks for, what we wrote about, and making my mind up for me. My heart goes out to you my so very great poetic friend.

Jeff Connelly
Date: 4/26/2019 11:05:00 AM

Yes, mi Musa and I also talked about how fascinating the brain can become.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 4/26/2019 7:41:00 AM

"Minny Mouse doing goofy", made me think of drag ;) Thank you my friend. It's pretty fascinating stuff. I finally understand where the anxiety came from, I knew it was physical, but not why or how. xomo