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the sloth yawns at time inert, as listless minutes turn wasted hours to years work is left undone avoided like a poison the very thought, repugnant the useless hand rules in sluggish monotony repeated “ad nauseam” hear the weary sighs a disinterest in ideas thinking takes too much effort how dull the moments how easy to lay around drearily, suffocating and so the sloth goes through blank, barren idleness wallowing in stagnancy Written on 10/23/2018

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Date: 12/15/2018 6:55:00 PM
Oh, my, this is glorious and describes so many human sloths...who then wonder why life has passed them by. Very astute and on point.
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Laura Leiser
Date: 12/15/2018 9:37:00 PM
Thanks, Sherry! :)
Date: 11/21/2018 12:20:00 AM
.. avoided like a poison... love it
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Laura Leiser
Date: 12/15/2018 9:37:00 PM
Thank you!
Date: 11/11/2018 1:48:00 PM
Well penned, Laura. Congrats on your top win.
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Laura Leiser
Date: 11/11/2018 1:53:00 PM
Thank you, Line! :)
Date: 11/8/2018 4:47:00 PM
impressive metaphors, laura... sending my big congrats... huggs
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Laura Leiser
Date: 11/11/2018 1:53:00 PM
Thank you, Nette! :)
Date: 11/7/2018 1:28:00 PM
Thanks, Susan! :)
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Date: 11/7/2018 12:37:00 PM
The last line —— awesome description! congrats, Laura
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Laura Leiser
Date: 11/7/2018 3:09:00 PM
Thanks, Susan! :)
Date: 11/6/2018 8:27:00 PM
This is a great write. Somehow, sloth seems to be one of the deadlier sins to me. Congratulations on your winning placement in the contest. Your poem is truly quite good. My best. Deb
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Laura Leiser
Date: 11/6/2018 9:13:00 PM
Thank you so much for your kind comments, Deb! I’m glad you liked it. :)
Date: 11/6/2018 4:00:00 PM
Thanks for participating in my contest, Laura!:-) A great poem. Definitely one of my favs. Congratulations on your fine win!
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Laura Leiser
Date: 11/6/2018 5:52:00 PM
Thank you so very much for my placement in your fascinating contest, Edward! I truly appreciate it! :)
Date: 10/25/2018 5:57:00 AM
I think you covered all aspects of being a sloth... Dark stuff.. well written for the contest, my friend...
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Laura Leiser
Date: 10/25/2018 9:20:00 AM
Thank you, Silent :)
Date: 10/24/2018 9:40:00 PM
I like the way your write follows that crawling, sluggish tempo, really suits the content, Laura. Good luck Viv x
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Laura Leiser
Date: 10/24/2018 11:38:00 PM
Thanks, Viv! Glad you liked this :)
Date: 10/24/2018 9:06:00 AM
This was really nicely written and expressed Laura. This one won't take the slow road to the top of the contest, it will be there in a flash. Best of luck in the contest my friend.
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Laura Leiser
Date: 10/24/2018 10:45:00 AM
So glad you liked this one, Chris! Thanks for your encouraging words :)
Date: 10/23/2018 7:59:00 PM
and too, from the sloth's point of view, it is we who are missing out, missing the experience of time...we are like unto an ants colony that rushes about as people in old silent films...doing whatever....avoiding the experience "time"...maybe the sloths diet acts as do tranquilizour pet treats. ...but then, you knew all that, my apologies for the ramble : )
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Sand Blown
Date: 10/23/2018 9:49:00 PM
apparently the sloth's diet is like that of the caterpillar... low energy leaves...the sloth has little muscle for its size and so must conserve energy
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Laura Leiser
Date: 10/23/2018 8:04:00 PM
Thanks for your insights, sand...and for commenting! :)

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