now and than
each in hand
a blink, a split
a fist opens
and than flies up
to spite the face of now
to hold them
mindfully
at the same time
is a ticket
off the slickest slope
where buttered
bread lands
dry side down
a dreamy trade
when now is than
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Very clever!! Definitely a 'dreamy trade.'
You definitely went sideways here. It is word bending for sure thinking about now as than. Or is it 'then'?
You are absolutely correct to tell us it is a tricky business to hold them mindfully at the same time. It took me about three times and then I was just grinning and laughing at myself. Loved it.
Elizabeth
Buttered bread, dry side down... that would be a first!
Wow - that one really took off at a tangent. Thanks for the fun.
ViV
Great poem. The last stanza is perfect.
Well done!
Yes, I do love that! Thanks for your comments.
Quite clever Susan
Love it!
Pamela
I love this, Sue. I was going to say the first stanza was my favorite, then I reread it. It's the whole dang thing. Clever writing with soul...that's what this is!
So imaginative and creative.
Linda
A wonderful and clever take on the prompt. Thanks for sharing!
-Weasel
I particularly liked the first stanza "to spite the face of now"
A treat to read your twists! Swell done!
Rather now than then...? This is what I come back to, as I read the verbal puzzles of your poem.
If I switch then for than, how does the meaning come up? Buttered side up, yes.
Now and than are juxtaposed with our conceptions of time and the future we dream... better then than now, better than then now.
Oh, I love it! A delightful poem!
Lovely one. Enjoyed the last para
this poem is very creatively written.
great poem.
YAY for you! You did it!
Mindbendingly good. :)
I enjoyed reading this one several times, for the sounds and to catch new angles on the meaning. I feel the joy of possessing multiple possibilities at once.
Dry side down..devoutly to be wished for..very clever writing!
I like the last lines about the bread a lot. So clear this picture ...
Best wishes
Ralf
I came to say thank you for visiting me and found a veritable banquet.
It will take me some time to explore you and your blogs, so expect to see me again.
I am a writer and gardener, so perhaps we have something in common.
both at once? I can barely manage one at a time
thoughtful...very good!
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