Too Short of a Time

-Time's a ticking, minutes pass by.
It's hindering my psychic, I do fear.
A blip, a word, two, then three words leak out-

Raining on my windowpanes,

-A brain hiccup, come on Connie, think-think, 
Nerve-racking this 5 minute poem, but wait, flowing again-

Sweetly serenading me to sleep,
And washing this troubled day away.

Lighting strike, rumble, boom, crash,

-No more loose thoughts tumbling out.
My brain has downshifted to a lower IQ.
Challenged and frustrated with this timed poem.


05/14/2013
For contest, '5 Minute Challenge'

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 5/18/2013 8:56:00 PM
Connie, Congratulation on a well deserved win, always enjoying your poems plus more... I like the way everyone showed off their poem in less than 5 minutes..... LINDA
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Connie Gildersleeve
Date: 5/19/2013 12:49:00 PM
Thank you for your congratulatory comment. Much appreciated. Warm Smiles, Connie
Date: 5/18/2013 12:18:00 AM
hey, I think you did GREAT. Congrats, Sweetie.
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Date: 5/19/2013 12:50:00 PM
Andrea thank your for your congratulatory comment. Much appreciated. Warm Smiles, Connie
Date: 5/15/2013 11:14:00 AM
A nice 5 minute poem. Congrats :-) SKAT
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Date: 5/16/2013 9:26:00 AM
Thank you for your congratulatory comment. Much appreciated. Warm Smiles, Connie
Date: 5/15/2013 10:58:00 AM
- So much said in five minutes - then you deserved to win, congratulations Connie! - A very well written poem! - Thanks for letting me borrow it for a few minutes. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 5/16/2013 9:27:00 AM
Anne thank you for your congratulatory comment. Much appreciated. Warm Smiles, Connie
Date: 5/14/2013 5:06:00 PM
Cute one reads like a winner..Good luck in the contest..Thanks for stopping by..Your comments are encouraging..Sara
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Date: 5/16/2013 9:29:00 AM
Sara thank you for your congratulatory comment. Much appreciated. Warm Smiles, Connie
Date: 5/14/2013 2:14:00 PM
you've managed to get so much into your 5 minutes - i'm impressed!
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Date: 5/16/2013 9:39:00 AM
Thank you Ilene for your congratulatory comment. Much appreciated. Have a great day. Warm Smiles, Connie
Date: 5/14/2013 10:48:00 AM
There's a song from one of my favorite bands, Opeth, called Windowpane. You should listen to it and expand on this a bit more. This was really, really well done. :)
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Date: 5/14/2013 12:28:00 PM
Thank you Drake I'll listen to the lyrics. Much appreciated. Warm Smiles, Connie
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