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The Face of Time

The whole wide world a giant clock a face of illuminate loveliness, the dial a shadow, forever nonchalant passing through each day invisibly each night. The human race, the tick and the tock the pulse the vibration, the spring coil of gravitation, with a need not to over wind the celestial key. © Harry J Horsman 2020

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Date: 5/30/2020 10:04:00 AM
Love how you depict time in terms of humanity, Great write Harry
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Date: 5/12/2020 12:51:00 PM
superb xx
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Date: 5/11/2020 7:50:00 AM
This is so cool esp the title
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Date: 5/8/2020 10:24:00 AM
I love the title followed by a lovely poem Harry, which you penned so appropriately and creatively - enjoy life its saying, live and savour life a little more, for it does not last forever! A fav. Harry. Blessings, Jennifer.
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Date: 5/7/2020 9:16:00 PM
Hi Harry. Nice to see you around once again ... long time no see (thanks for the welcome back and for your visits). Now onto the piece. This poem has kind of a cool steampunk feel to it with all the winding and gear imagery. The ever-continuing tick of the clock, day by day... and then those two final lines that's open for interpretation. For me it's a call not to take things too seriously (too "uptight" so to speak) or else the whole thing will bust. It's an intriguing work with an easy flow.
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Date: 5/6/2020 9:57:00 AM
Like the old saying goes, "Treat every moment as though it were your last because it might be." Great job my friend. God Bless, JB
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Date: 5/6/2020 8:53:00 AM
I like it, cool!
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Date: 5/6/2020 4:36:00 AM
Was about to say, "Last four lines pack science, truth, & enlightening diction," but why not the entire TIME POEM!! wonderful, & Pixie also did a similar project with you & Mystic Rose. Love-ly collaboration on a TIME-ly topic. amen & shalom Sir Harry
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Date: 5/5/2020 3:09:00 PM
excellent ink Harry I hope out time isn't running out with the virus so rampant across the whole world:-( hugs Jan xx
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Date: 5/5/2020 10:25:00 AM
soup mail
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Date: 5/5/2020 6:39:00 AM
Awesome write Harry--illuminate loveliness.. as you say.
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Date: 5/5/2020 6:35:00 AM
May I take your poem and expand it and make it ours ? With your permission of course . I love it.
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Anil Deo
Date: 5/6/2020 4:37:00 AM
OK, here's the collaboration. I did read Pixie's poem a few hours earlier. What a wonderful idea & team-topic. shalom & aleluia! anil
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Harry Horsman
Date: 5/5/2020 7:46:00 AM
go for it.
Date: 5/5/2020 2:02:00 AM
Love how you depicted the human race --- "the pulse, the vibration, the spring coil of gravitation" - much to ponder there, H.H! Here's to Life! ~ gw
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