Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Five To Eleven Comments

Rating: 4.9

The hanging grandfather clock
Always says five to eleven
The pendulum is holding slightly to the right
I don't even remember how it sounds anymore
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LeeAnn Azzopardi
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Indira Renganathan 17 March 2023

How a dead clock affects our daily chores and slows down our life is wonderfully written...but the emotional bonding it has created is for ever cherishable...lovely write

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Nosheen Irfan 17 March 2023

Silence creeps slowly against time.... brilliant. How beautiful to keep relics reminding us of the past. The clock might not work but it's worth keeping! Bravo!

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Congratulations, LeeAnn! This poem is now ranked #62 in the Best Poems of Members. A well-deserved recognition. All the best

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The poem as such haunts our souls. But these lines are the most: " As the day journeys on / Silence creeps slowly against time ".. top score and Myfav

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Beautiful poem. Every line, every word reflects the mood of the poem: decadence, immobile stagnant time… A poem that show's extraordinary brilliance in poetic excellence

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M. Asim Nehal 15 March 2023

That's the way to deal with such situation and your poem takes through that emotional ground. Well composed poem LeeAnn.

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Rebecca Navarre 15 March 2023

Amazingly written and expressed! .. Definite Definite 5 Stars! ..+++++++++++++++++++++++

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You stole my words, Becca

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Susan Williams 15 March 2023

As the day journeys on Silence creeps slowly against time And I am left to my own devices I put a slow rhythm on from growing mad---perfection! A million stars for this and into my fav collection

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Susan Williams 15 March 2023

That pendulum--- now that is how to subtly enter the soul of your reader! Dang, you're good!

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Susan Williams 15 March 2023

Yes! A thousand times, yes! This is absolutely how to write a poem. Its descriptives rock the reader's boat! Who doesn't now know that grandfather clock? ? ?

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Jayne Louise Davies 15 March 2023

Well done LeeAnn x Thank you for sharing x

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Kesav Venkat Easwaran 15 March 2023

Nice work Lee Ann. Silence doesn't get counted on clocks

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Richard Wlodarski 14 March 2023

It would be interesting to investigate the significance of that time. Perhaps, paranormal activity (of a good kind) is at work. You've got me thinking, LeeAnn!

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You said it, Richard!

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Anjandev Roy 14 March 2023

Very well composed...... enjoyed.....thank u, dear poetess....

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Pallavi Tripathi 14 March 2023

And it's right twice a day!

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Dr Dillip K Swain 14 March 2023

The pendulum is holding slightly to the right....liked the keen observation of the poetess.

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Anil Kumar Panda 14 March 2023

So beautiful. As we are going to modernize we are leaving the old. Nicely inked.

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LeeAnn Azzopardi

LeeAnn Azzopardi

Detroit Mich
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