A Century of Moments


The pendulum wiped away seconds like raindrops, a century of wasted moments smeared and thinned and dissolved back into time which will charge them again with purpose and good intention before they're lost to elements unnecessary.


This was written for this weekend's Trifecta Writing Challenge:


"This weekend we're asking for exactly 33 of your own words plus the following three words:
So 33 of yours plus 3 of ours means that everyone will have a 36 word response this time around."

I like the idea of century as a collection of one hundred as well as a marker of time.

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Writing in the Margins, Bursting at the Seams: A Century of Moments

Saturday, April 20, 2013

A Century of Moments


The pendulum wiped away seconds like raindrops, a century of wasted moments smeared and thinned and dissolved back into time which will charge them again with purpose and good intention before they're lost to elements unnecessary.


This was written for this weekend's Trifecta Writing Challenge:


"This weekend we're asking for exactly 33 of your own words plus the following three words:
  • charge
  • century
  • lost
So 33 of yours plus 3 of ours means that everyone will have a 36 word response this time around."

I like the idea of century as a collection of one hundred as well as a marker of time.

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15 Comments:

At April 20, 2013 at 6:35 PM , Blogger k~ said...

Nice and easy... swing... swing... swing:-)

 
At April 20, 2013 at 6:51 PM , Blogger Draug said...

Oooo I like the pendulum and the smeared raindrops of moments! Very cool.

 
At April 20, 2013 at 7:14 PM , Anonymous injaynesworld said...

Beautiful!

 
At April 20, 2013 at 7:28 PM , Blogger Whispering Thoughts said...

Absolutely mesmerising

 
At April 20, 2013 at 7:38 PM , Blogger Maggie Grace said...

You gain momentum with your words right away and then there's no stopping. I especially liked the pendulum too!

 
At April 20, 2013 at 8:24 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh I love the concept a pendulum as a windshield wiper and time a's the raindrops! Well imagined!

 
At April 21, 2013 at 8:57 AM , Anonymous Pirate said...

Oh what beautiful, intricate lines! Very nicely done....!

 
At April 21, 2013 at 9:49 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

A great piece of writing. Loved the opening.

 
At April 21, 2013 at 10:55 AM , Blogger Renee said...

This is beautiful! I can't even pick a favorite line, each one struck me. Great job!

 
At April 21, 2013 at 12:44 PM , Blogger Ann Bennett said...

I like the saying time would be recharged with moments to act. Good job.

 
At April 21, 2013 at 1:34 PM , Blogger Atreyee said...

Wow!Such beautiful words & so well expressed!Fantastic!

 
At April 21, 2013 at 1:44 PM , Blogger Gina said...

In my mind, I saw/felt the pendulum swing like a windshield wiper. And I like the idea of time recharging moments!

 
At April 21, 2013 at 1:54 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

The opening line was great! I also had the image in my mind of a windshield wiper :)

 
At April 22, 2013 at 4:04 AM , Blogger kymm said...

That is the prettiest sentence I have read all week!

 
At April 24, 2013 at 7:31 PM , Blogger k~ said...

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