John Anderson Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

Background:
The time illusion how your brain creates now
Quote:  "We tend to think of it [now] as this current instant, a moment with no duration. But if now were timeless, we wouldn’t experience a succession of nows as time passing. Neither would we be able to perceive things like motion. We couldn’t operate in the world if the present had no duration. So how long is it [now]?"

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Now In 3 Minute Grabs

I am a heron
in galoshes
stepping
                              across pond
                              one by one
                              on lily pads
that grumble:
"Hurry Up, Hurry Up,
Time's up!"
                              "Only 3 minutes here, 
                              Remember!
                              Move on, now!"

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10 August 2017

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Dan Cwiak August 10, 2017 at 6:49 AM What's with the three minute limit? Was there something the Herons had that made those lily pads grumble? John Anderson August 10, 2017 at 1:19 PM It is all revealed in the link provided to an article in New Scientist. Cheers

Kim Rodrigues August 9, 2017 at 4:38 PM Very cute, John! I like it!