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The Day I Saw the Earth Move

I watched a sunset
on the beach at the ocean
The sun touched the horizon
one quarter, one half
Bright, blazing red-orange clouds
Almost down; the sky now pink

Then it dawned on me
I was really observing
our mighty planet spinning
My mind blew gently
in the eternal present
the day I saw the earth move

*The rotation speed of the earth is 1038 mph at the equator

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/28/2016 1:05:00 PM

Lovely, Tim!

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/8/2016 11:44:00 PM

Tim, Congratulations on your -SUNSET- win..... Love LINDA

Jan Allison

Date: 1/1/2016 11:30:00 AM

Many congrats on your win Tim:-) hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/1/2016 10:50:00 AM

Cool! Congrats and happy new year.

Skat A

Date: 1/1/2016 10:19:00 AM

Tim, Congratulations on your SUNSET win. Thank you for all the time you took supporting and entering my contest this past year 2015:-) I really enjoyed every entry. Please don't be upset if you are sharing a placement or did not make the top 10. I feel every poem, should have been placed higher. Stop by my latest Blog "On the first day of January - Next To Me" when you'd like or have time. Celebrate your win on the first day of January.... Have A Blessed Year. Love SKAT

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 5/27/2014 6:49:00 AM

Congratulations on the win with this wonderful write on nature, Tim

Tim Smith

Date: 5/25/2014 6:33:00 PM

I love how your mind blew gently...congrats on the win

Paul Callus

Date: 5/25/2014 1:06:00 PM

This is a lovely take on a sunset, Tim! Aptly seen from a different perspective. Congrats on your win. // paul

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 5/25/2014 12:44:00 PM

hello Tim,, Congratulations, I hope you enjoy your win and placement. Stop by my blog, "Petals in the Wind" if you like. Have a sweet Sunday.... XOX~ Linda

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 12/8/2013 7:25:00 PM

Tim, , Congratulations on 'Your own favorite poem contest." I truly miss reading and scanning poems from the winning contest list. Hope you are well! Always & Forever * Linda

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 12/2/2013 11:34:00 AM

Congrats on a great win. I could relate so well as I have also experienced this same phenomenon the the earth shifting when I was lost in the elements on a beach. if I can find it I will post for you. Cheers, SuZ

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 12/2/2013 8:28:00 AM

Congrats on the win, Tim

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/2/2013 6:05:00 AM

- Congratulations on your winning poem in the contest: - A favorite poem of yours! -by Giorgio V. - A clear favorite poem! - Well done, Tim !! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 8/25/2013 4:36:00 AM

succinct, with every word well placed, I like your use of colour within the poem, and "my mind blew gently/in the eternal present" is a very effective line; well done and congrats :)

Donna Jones

Date: 8/24/2013 6:37:00 PM

Tim...moved.....beyond belief...to favs! Congratulations

Skat A

Date: 8/22/2013 9:08:00 PM

CONGRATULATIONS TIM!!! Picture awesome Perfect. LOVE ~SKAT~

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/22/2013 8:06:00 PM

nice nice... congratulations...Luv...Linda

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/22/2013 3:20:00 PM

This one had such an awesome finish on it, Tim!! Like Carrie says down here: making us stop to ponder the wonder of the world! Congrats on your win.

Carrie Richards

Date: 8/22/2013 3:02:00 PM

An awakening of the world and the sense of wonder........a world that we easily take for granted, you make us stop for a moment and ponder with amazement! Love this!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/22/2013 12:24:00 PM

Wow feels like we are hardly moving. Congrats and thanks for educating me.

Eileen Manassian

Date: 8/6/2013 2:13:00 AM

AWESOME WRITE! How expressive..the eternal present my favorite part of your whole poem....WOW, Tim, that is the title for a poem in itself! I've written a moment entitled Eternal Moments....I think on the same concept...Lovely

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 6/30/2013 7:26:00 PM

This is great, Tim: I have experienced the same thing watching the sky at the beach...it's as if the earth shifts.