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The Ice Effect

Where have all my years gone? there I was a mere young twenty-.one now in a moment it seems 50 years gone here grey haired bones ache nothing won I've no memory of these lost years they are frozen stiff completely still I had many desires set to accomplish but content I shall be, whatever it will My memory is still alive up till the freeze there I was my stammer still holding me down now so far it seems to have gone far away maybe the ice squashed it without a sound Frustrations abound about my future I seem to like poetry for I never did before where did I get it, not even at school did the freeze open up some closed door I now feel a divine presence never known before, God is here freeze me anytime for this is nice hey, my deafness is gone as sounds I hear Life takes many turns and twists even ice pins you to its wall I look back now on life as it was 50 years amiss, You can't win them all (This is an imaginary story that I was frozen solid in cryogenic labs at age 21, in 1975. Now, fifty years later, I have been defrosted and the experiment was a success, except for a few tweaks.)

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Date: 2/18/2025 8:56:00 AM
Hi Gordon, Very imaginative! Enjoyed your poetic take on this subject. - Gail
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Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 2/18/2025 12:56:00 PM
Thanks Gail, So glad you enjoyed this piece, trust you're having a nice day, Gordon
Date: 2/3/2025 9:27:00 AM
Hey Gordon….a very creative and engaging write…well written and enjoyed! Debx
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Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 2/4/2025 2:45:00 AM
Thanks Deb, Glad you enjoyed this piece and found it a creative and engaging piece. Have a great day,Gordon

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