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Thirty One Million Five Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand


…ten, so close, but soon it will be over
…nine, it seems each moment’s moving slower
…eight, what a long, lonely, difficult year, 
…seven, all the lost hugs and brushed away tears
…six, twelve months of the worst of the worst
…five, it seems each day was sorely cursed
…four, as if life ended in this single set of seasons
…three, without the civility of explanation or reasons
…two, I don’t know how many more seconds I can stand
…one, yet, I still have hope for the next
                    thirty one million five hundred and thirty six thousand…


01/01/2018

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Debbie Duncan

Date: 4/19/2018 3:43:00 PM

Interesting poem. Counting the seconds till the next exciting adventure. We all do that, don't we :) Thank you for coming to read my Injured Bird. I wrote it as I seen the words on commercial :)

James Inman
Date: 4/19/2018 11:25:00 PM

Thank you for the visit Debbie.

John Hamilton

Date: 1/16/2018 10:29:00 AM

I have to agree with you James, I was counting the seconds for 2017 to end as well, you know the cliche, things can only get better! Great idea for a poem, well done!

James Inman
Date: 1/16/2018 10:57:00 AM

"The power of positive thinking," thanks for the visit. Let's hope the new year brings positive change for both of us, or as a "friend" said recently to me, "Its a new year. Only you can make it what you want it to be."

Carole Duet

Date: 1/10/2018 11:52:00 PM

I love this. It is so, shall we say "accurate" for some of us. Hope you have a much better New Year, James. Hugssss...Carole

James Inman
Date: 1/11/2018 4:28:00 AM

Thank you Carole. Wishing a beautiful New Year for you as well.

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 1/6/2018 10:36:00 PM

This was cleverly written as well. I like the countdown and reflection of the year. It's a constant countdown it seems, this life we live. Hoping you'll appreciate some sweet seconds this year, and for good things to come your way. Be well! Always, Laura

James Inman
Date: 1/7/2018 8:21:00 PM

Thank you for both the comment and the well wishes. The count down seemed appropriate at the moment. For some reason I was curious as to how many hours were in a year, then minutes then I realized the number of seconds might make an interesting poem. It is always amazing to me how a silly idea becomes an interesting write when you throw in a few emotions. I hope you find what ever your heart desires this coming year Laura, and I hope you cry only happy tears.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/5/2018 8:34:00 PM

Oh, Ralph, halfway through , it dawned on me you were doing seconds!! At the beginning I was wondering if this were a look at the future of our earth or something. This was fantastic. Now that I am seeing THIS one , and having just read the other, I feel like maybe there is something that happened with you that I am not aware of!! I sure hope you are ok. I know you told me last year was difficult but was it worse than I thought? I have had a year since 2010 very terrible too! So I can relate.

James Inman
Date: 1/5/2018 11:58:00 PM

Yes Andrea, a difficult year for me but nothing like your health scare a while back if that is what you are referring to in the comment. I'm looking forward to a better year in 2018 and I'm happy things turned out OK for you. I'm fine, thank you for the concern. You are very sweet.

Akkina Downing

Date: 1/5/2018 7:22:00 PM

Oh how very creative and so awesome :)

James Inman
Date: 1/5/2018 11:51:00 PM

Thank you Akkina, a beautiful red flower (Hibiscus, it looks like) over your right ear, hmmmm, makes me wonder. ; )

John Lawless

Date: 1/4/2018 7:45:00 AM

that could be one agonizing countdown to next Dec 31. A very creative presentation.

James Inman
Date: 1/4/2018 8:35:00 AM

How true John, luckily I have a stopwatch with a second hand, lol. Thanks for the visit. Have a great new year.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/4/2018 6:31:00 AM

This poem is simply ingenious James! I wish you a very happy New Year! : )

James Inman
Date: 1/4/2018 7:26:00 AM

Thank you Connie. I hope your New Year is warm and snugly with the fragrance of Plumeria (Melemele) and the beauty of the rainbow found in the colors and varieties of Hibiscus growing throughout the islands.