a last breath taken;
in that moment time stops, but
the clock keeps moving...
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Written for the Time Capsule haiku challenge.
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Stuck in Place
Amy whistled as she walked through her front yard, looking for any sticks she could pick up and throw into the pile she and her brother were making. They had a big windstorm recently; as such, all the trees in their yard had suffered some damage in some loss of sticks. Or perhaps losing those sticks was a good thing since their trees probably needed to be pruned anyway. Amy wasn't sure.
By Rebecca Patton5 days ago in Fiction
Comments (23)
This is absolutely beautiful. You've so perfectly captured how the world keeps on spinning, even in times of great loss and sadness. Excellent work as always!
This is a winning 🏅piece❗
Amazing work !!!
A wonderful paradox. Well done!
Love the word play. Very well done. Nice clock.
Very emotional. Great choice of words.
Most certainly a contradiction. Each one of us has a clock that is destined to stop! Ugh! Reality bites, sometimes... Thanks for sharing.
Fucking loved that
wonderful haiku!
Such a beautiful twisting knife is time. Well done!
This was so deep and emotional. At that moment, we feel time has stopped but the clock keeps moving and it just doesn't make sense. That's loss and grief. Very well portrayed and beautifully written!
Just Superb!
Oh, so true. A hard reality but expressed so beautifully! Great work, my friend!
Well done. Made me think! :)
Honestly, that is amazing. Sad yet life goes on.
Well, ain't that the truth. Well done, my friend.
awesome, love it, have one on hold very similar, will publish tomorrow watch for it very nice H2 😀
Another home run!
Such deep thoughts
So emotional and deep. You chose such wonderful words here, great work!
You are so right! similar to what I have been thinking & may attempt tp write about time.
This is profound, Heather. I love it. ❤️
Yes! This was a nice intriguing read!