MAGPIE/ Prompt #10

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Once again, joining Willow at Magpie Tales for another enigmatic prompt!  For a real treat, do check out all the other participants...


CLOCKWORK

I was standing at the edge
of the biggest watch
in the world, which a minute ago
seemed ordinary
when it was tucked into Newton's pocket.

The watch fell out and grew and grew
as if it were a conquering Goliath,
and beckoned:

Have no fear, just fall into me.

So I tumbled like Alice
diving into Mr. Carroll's epic.
As I slid I wondered if a renowned author
was composing me to last forever too.

I asked the cliched question,
"What time is it ?"

Time itself answered me,
chiming a measured beat.
Springs and gears spun under my feet.

I wandered within a playing field
where I twirled on the second hand,
and kicked a minute to outer space.
I got hold of an hour and pulled time to a halt,
causing a breath to die tomorrow
instead of today.

A tiny hammer lifted to strike me,
as I became one with time.
Wound up by God,
I'm still ticking
in the clockwork universe.


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Winning Is Better Than Not...

Whitney Huston and Oprah Winfrey
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WELL, THIS SENT A CHEAP LITTLE THRILL UP MY SPINE. There I was, wasting time on the Internet for the 400th time today,(as usual). Check the mail, delete the mail, browse Overstock, check bottom of the barrel specials, write a poem, think of Blog, check who's not blogging, check out Twitter, why did I give in? Crikies!!

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And the NYTimes, like I own them and have to see if they're doing good. But they do update every 10 seconds. And gossip like the Enquirer these days. Who do you think had more ink on Adam Lambert? Guess again. So I write in to everything that says "Comment". Politics, foodie hang outs, instant celebs,(is it you, yet?). And lately I've discovered Laugh Lines/ cartoons that need a punch line. I'm hooked. Do I want to make you laugh? Does a fish have lips? So for a couple of weeks I nudged my funny bone, and today when I idly scoured the cartoon site... I did a double take! Because there was my toon...and I won, well 1st runner up..same prize as first place...NOTHING...but, I'm not a materialist.

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Can they sue me for publishing their photo, my words? Hey, this is almost the end of the year of living dangerously, so what the heck. If the "intruders" got to shake hands with the Prez, surely I won't get into more trouble than they did for making a joke. Anyway, as they say, dieing is easy, comedy's hard. We''ll see.

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My caption, (see photo)..." It's a great diet Oprah. All you have to do is lean forward like this and push the food away". Entered by Linny. My NYTimes byline. In my dreams.

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