Einstein’s School for the Temporally Inclined
had a recognised syllabus that was well defined
Time was master of all he surveyed
Relativity and Speed were also paid
to teach us boys our Physics and Math
while guiding us on life’s winding path
Being inclined by clement weather and a need to talk
we nine boys set out on our regular evening walk
But there, beyond our basic comprehension
shining in such a way as to attract our attention
was a Stirling silver fork glinting in the moonlight
stuck in the road on this very peculiar night.
Lit by the moon and a small stub of candle
I reached out to grab the cutlery by its shiny silver handle
But before I could grasp the cold metal that I spied
Time grabbed my wrist
gave a little twist
and pulled me aside
He wouldn’t let go of his grip on my arm
in his eyes I began to see a look of worry and alarm
‘Some silly fool has snagged a thread in the fabric of time
but I'm Managing to halt the unravelling of this blessed crime,
I pinned it to the ground here, held with an improvised torque
all I had about me was my dessert spoon and a fork’
He told Speed to make haste back to the school
to return with a needle a bobbin and a stool.
Now sitting in the road, Time slowly begins to stitch
pulling the thread through the hole formed by this glitch
When all the thread is woven, back into its place
equilibrium will be restored once more between time and space
A lesson will be learned by weaving of this twine
For when was it more true...A stitch in time saves nine
~*~
Author notes
#9 The most science related poem
"gubernatorial"
A contest entry
- The "Most" Contest! by Harlequin Dance.
700 points, ended November 16, 2008, 18 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Ha, I thought this was going to be for option #6
"6. Write the poem that would need the most medication to read."
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My condolences that you didn't take a Gold Shiny on this fine effort let alone Silver or Bronze. Who was the demented poop running this contest anyway!?
one line I'd like to address:
but I'[m] Managing to h[a]lt the unravelling of this blessed crime (?)
Other than that I thought the stitch saving the ennead was a great write!
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I bow to your superior editing ability, changes made. The better man won the contest in this instance!
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Haha...nice. I like how you find a story behind that common saying, and you told it so well. Thanks for entering this in my contest
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This was great! I know you despise praises, but you need to know the initial reaction of this reader. Lost in the science sometimes along the way but when I arrived at the last line an involuntary laugh erupted Loved it Totally unexpected
Sometimes I think people work very hard to create a masterpiece of thought and logic and succeed but that laugh was worth oh so much more. Good luck in the contest
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Thanks for taking the time to have a look at this. I wrote it primarily as a humourous piece so I’m really glad it gave you a giggle at the end!
Kat
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