Long Ticktock Poems

I’m a treasure more valuable than gold,
Once a heart stops beating – after the breath stops
Breathing, I am the most cherished possession,
Worth more than expensive jewelry or the best assets
More important, I am – than...

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Have anyone of  you also received a random telephone call
from Shanghai China, not in English but in the Chinese language?

I did today but I did not understand the importance of that phone 
call that...

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Teresa!?!

               ~Tanner!
               Terribly
    ...

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Lie to men, but not to God,
I'm sorry for those I'll hurt,
For this is what I must write,
I'm not writing because I'm holier than thou,
Neither am I better than thou.
I know I'm better than nothing.

Lie...

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Is merely the folding of the shower curtain that snaps the righteous peg. Sending jasmine smells at nine in the morning to refresh the house and it's occupants. Living in a dishcloth is very very...

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I’m gunna love you forever, that’s just my curse.
I need to hear your voice. 
Are you the answer; I dwell in the dark places.
I lived a thousand lives but I’m still searching.
I’m hoping that there...

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Tik Tok

Clock is ticking for TikTok
under scrutiny due to data privacy violations, 
mental health concerns, misinformation, 
offensive content, and its role during the Israel–Hamas war.
          ...

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On Halloween just around midnight
an eerie sound filled the night.
As a clock nearby chimed out the hour,
she prayed for daylight to a higher power.

That morning, on a mission that couldn't wait,
she gulped her coffee and...

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Upon the jagged rock,
Where cloven hooves did trot.
A maiden clothed in dock,
Thought life was meant for naught.

Adorned in nature's frock,
Awaiting wind's onslaught.
Ticktock, ticktock, the clock
She dreamed of love a lot.

From China to Bangkok,
Wind brought the...

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"Time is the thief you cannot banish."
         Phyllis McGinley, Writer, 1905 - 1978

Oh, thief of life- your robber name is Time;

you never blink or take a simple...

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Time it was...when the old banjo player
     held sway, reigned and ruled the day
in our mountain village that was
     overlooking the bluish bay;
when he set the mood...

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It always seems to be this way
my relationships just don’t last
time seems to be runnin’ out
and my clock is tickin’ fast 

I’ve been reckless with the quickies
I’ve played the mistress too
what’s a single mom past...

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Santa's Appearance

It’s that time of year for Santa to appear,
After Easter searches and Halloween candy.
The clocks ticktock as hearts beat rapidly,
In PJs tucked under the sheets, trying to sleep.

Children lay and hope as eyelids grow...

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Tick Tock Tick Tock
Shall the wind blow on tomorrow's eve,
A lethargy you are not to impede.
We hold it dear; yes, so dear.
Two deer? 
Why think of deer; No, no dear.

Tick Tock Tick Tock
Do we run...

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I feel the clock
as it begins to unwind
Tick tock, tick tock
another second behind

Springs and sprockets 
intricately interconnected
Tick talk, tick t a l k
My slow down unexpected

Pendulum swinging
from side to side
Ticktock,ticktock
Not swinging nearly as wide

The Cuckoo...

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It takes all the time

But never seize to restart

I’m reminded by continuality

Even though it outstretches the thought

And here comes astonishment

When a halt is put on course

Then it looms and decorates the face

Uncertainty prowls closer

How weak...

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I don't pretend
      to really understand what love is,
                  but I guess I...

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