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The Cenotaph and the Beaver

 

Head bent earnestly
   Ten whole
           Long
             agonizing seconds
Of stillness
 
Raindrops plop
                       PLOP.
                             plop
Silence deepens
 
A blue beaver tail twists then dips
Down,
       down,
            down
 
 
A pink tongue slips
                  Between silent lips
Catches three fat salty drops
 
A shuffle
    A Giggle
       A firm hand on small shoulders
 
One minute
         Thirty five
      Agonizing seconds
 
Of stillness to endure
 

Comments

1- U668857 on Nov. 13 2008

I like the way this catches the countdown effect, the almost tangible stasis of the two-minute silence...and the child's playful resistance...I was at work and inadvertently stumbled into everyone standing silent...just had to stop and join in ...Rgds.,Alan.
Shannon McEwen

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on Nov. 13 2008
from Canada

Sharp like a wet noodle
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