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Horologist
“Well you see,” he said, “even my feet have degrees.
My left taps in four, and my right taps in ¾.”
“How can you tell one from the other?”
“Well, ‘four’, is four straight beats... no variance,
but with ¾, there is an emphasis on the first beat.”
“I still can’t hear it.”
“Well of course not, you’re not a horologist!”
–Erthona
©2014
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
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"My left taps in four, and my right taps in ¾."
Can I borrow that line the next time someone points out I've screwed my meter?
Nice google, clock museums and all.
A Horrologist I'll never be
I can't watch spurting guts
or evil sneaking up on me
reality's scary enough
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You may borrow anything you wish, what's mine is your, no matter how old and worthless.
Reality's for people who can't handle drugs!
No? I think you're quite the splendid horror, and always kneeded ellapatellajam.
xoxoxoxo
dale
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"You're not the only one to waltz around here speaking of fractions"
Very good, I was unaware of the term 'horologist'.
I enjoyed the read, thank you.
Mark
wae aye man ye radgie
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Mark,
It was dictionary.com's word of the week day. I find it a fun source of inspiration, and often write a poem around the "word of the day" if it strikes me as funny, as most things do!
Thanks for giving it a read, and commenting,
Dale
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Gave me a chuckle. Dictionary.com fed my addiction to cram the most unusual vocabs into crap poems that I flaunted like a Facebook status.
Crank 'em out! Thanks for the laugh!
Azure
cliche my forte
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lOVEERLY work dear, i love the metered theme.
I can't wait to see what you come up with for horripilation. {my spellcheck doesn't even recognize that one.}
