If Tomorrow Never Comes
What would you do today
If tomorrow never comes
Will you find a good seat
To admire the final sunset
Would you appreciate the
things you took for granted
who will you hold one final
time when forever arrives
lets make time to forgive
and share a day of world peace
as we live eternity tonight
If tomorrow never comes
While researching magazines to submit my writing, I discovered the need for sci-fi poetry. The inspiration for this post comes from my reading of a NEO (near Earth object), an asteroid destined to pass the Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. When it was first discovered in December 2004, NASA estimated the asteroid (named 99942 Apophis) had a 2.7% chance of slamming into the Earth. We now know this asteroid will be a near miss.
Photo taken from Pixabay.
Oh, very cool. I didn’t know Sci fi poetry was a thing… Even a high demand kind of thing. You learn something new every day. 😊😊
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Me niether. I found to magazines that stated they were in need of sci-fi poetry. They also said they were swamped with fantasy poetry. I had no idea
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Wow, that’s pretty cool.
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Absolutely beautiful Sir Chimp. What will YOU be doing on April 13, 2029? 😉
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Thank you. The same things I try to do now. Enjoy every moment. Treasure special ones. And tightly hold someone I love. What about you?
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Give you something to hold! LOL! Xoxoxo
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LOL Terrible. XOXO
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Terrible? It didn’t make you tingle even a little bit? 😈 LOL! 💋
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TINGLE A WHOLE LOT.
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Good! I want you to tingle, feel butterflies, ache, yearn and desire. That way, there will eventually be an explosion of fireworks. 🎆💋💋💋
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There definitely would be.
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XOXOXO
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XOXOXO
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If we are truly realistic, this is the way we would live everyday. I love the thought in this one.
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Smiling. Thank you. Yes we should live every day ss if it were our last. It is a gift too often taken for granted.
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Shouldn’t we be sending out a group of convicts to destroy the asteroid before it gets too close? Or, since I hear we’ll be mining asteroids in the future, shouldn’t we be going there to get what we need before it goes past and disappears with whatever goodies it has?
I worry that I’m the only one thinking of these things before tomorrow.
Hugs
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Lol. Exploiters that we are, we will mine the asteroid until we suck it dry. Probably build a mall on it with condos. Thanks David. Lol
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Very thought-provoking. Life is far too short to take anything or anyone for granted… too short to be cruel or petty… too short to hold back love and forgiveness… and too short to never say yes to the cheesecake. Asteroid or not, we never know if today could be our last. Sad, I suppose, but also inspiring.
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Smiling. Thanks for contributing your thoughts to this post. Yes, life is too short to take it for granted. We need to live each day as if it were our last. Life woukd be more fukfilling that way. Thanks for reading.
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Simply beautiful 😊
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Thank you for saying that. Mucho appreciated.
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Anytime, Andrew!
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I love this poem – thanks for sharing. I wrote a poem with a similar theme recently if you get chance to read: http://wp.me/p6R65q-5e titled: If I could have this day again..
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I love your title. I will read it in a little while. Thanks for sharing.
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This is calming and sweet. I would find a special seat to watch the final sunset. Wow. Very Deep Thoughts indeed!
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Smiling. Thank you. It would be special to watch that final sunset, but would that sunset be any more beautiful than the one most people ignore every day? Thanks for reading and contributing your thoughts to this post.
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What a great piece! It’s true… There is little to no sci fi poetry.
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Thank you for your kind words. I am going to try to pen a few poems to see what bites. Thanks for reading.
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It was apleasure. Let us know how you get on!
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I will post updates. Thanks.
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This is a gorgeous poem, Mr. Poet. It makes me think about what is really valuable and what is worth protecting, cherishing.
“share a day of world peace
as we live eternity tonight
If tomorrow never comes”
Imagine if everyone lived this way, thinking it might be the very end.
What was it you were saying about comparing your poetry and mine? You measure high on the chart, sir. I am enchanted.
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Thank you. The world would be a better place if we did live like that. I imagine knowing it was the final day, the world would no longer be full of hate or envy. There would be a new understanding and acceptance.
As for the poetry, your poem is rich in images. It was beautiful. I will be happy to read yours any day. Thanks
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I think that’s great sci- fi love
Hey why not
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LOL I will try to write a few and see if I can sell anything. A buck is a buck.
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Wow! An amazing poem. So many questions and so few answers… If tomorrow never comes 🙂
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THank you for reading. Yeah, we don’t have those answers. What would you do if you knew you only had one more day?
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I really don’t know. I think that under such a great pressure we will choose only what we really need and want. Don’t you think?
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Yes, Family
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For sure 🙂
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That’s only 13 years away! Need to make the most of every day, no doubt about it. Beautiful poem.
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Thank you. THankfully, it will miss us. But I imainge the night sky will slow with the light reflected off of the asteroid, so it should make for a romantic evening. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Phew! Close one! That means Bruce and Ben can stand down…. 😉
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LOL Yeah, they can stand down. 2029 hmmm? If geriatric Bruce has to save us, we’re in trouble.
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The proverbial F’k’d!!!!
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LOL
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2029. just 13 years away. wonder if any of us will make it?
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Laughing. I expect many of us will make it. Thanks for stopping by to read.
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Beautifully written….No need to wait for 2029…..this one’s appropriate for any day…. 😉
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EXACTLY. We share the same sentiments.
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“What would you do today if tomorrow never comes?” The ever thought-provoking question. And a great poem to get us thinking. Beautiful, my dear Chimp.
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Smiling. Thank you. What would you do??
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Good question. I’d spend the rest of my last day with my loved ones. If I have never told someone I love them, I would tell them, a hundred times. 🙂 Yourself?
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Doing the exact same thing. Also would watch that final sunset with them. And the night sky as well.
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I read the first line of your poem as when I clicked on it I asked myself :what would I do? An image of the the sun setting in Ibiza is what came to the forefront of my mind and then I read line 3 and 4 and thought I’m onto a good thing here. :0 thanks for sharing 🙂
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Smiling. Those were my thoughts, enjoying that final sunset. Something we could do everyday, but take it for granted. Thank you for reading and contributing your thoughts.
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Isn’t it ironic that the date was Friday the 13th? I know that has nothing to do with the reflection of your post, sorry.
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When I first read about this, I thought the very same thing. Friday the 13th. Thanks for reading. Have a great day.
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Reblogged this on A Simple, Village Undertaker and commented:
The poem is a something I am reminded of daily in my office, and in the middle of the night when my phone rings. Maybe reading this will move someone to heal and complete a relationship before it is too late. If you do, let me know. It will make me very happy.
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Thank you for the reblog. And thanks for your stopping by to read and comment. Being a New Yorker, your comments remind me of September 11th. How many couples failed to say good bye that morning because they had an argument the previous night. Life is too short. Thank you. I will keep everyone posted.
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Growing up in North NJ, I knew many who were there that day. Some survived and some did not. Many stories from that day.
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Me too.
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Sci fi poetry! How did I not know about this?!? Scurries off to write more Firefly limericks… 😃
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Niether did I. Laughing. I am working on a few to submit. Hey, you never know.
Thanks for reading.
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You’re most welcome!
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Very, very interesting and this was a beautiful piece…
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Thank you. What would you do??
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I would find the most comfortable seat, in a quiet place with those I love the most and enjoy every exquisite minute left. No regrets, just a beautiful unfurling of memories.
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Bravo. Same here.
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Smiles. I thought as much.
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You, my dear friend, are so talented! Beautiful and thought provoking and a lovely gentle reminder that tomorrow is promised to no one..
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Exacly. Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate them. Ghere is no promise for tomorrow. What would you do on the final day??
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I think I’d be boarding the space shuttle off this doomed planet to begin a new life somewhere else 😉
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LOL This is too funny. Baby, your comments ended up in my spam. Terrible.
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Oh, and I hate being in your spam! Glad you found me, lol
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Me too
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This is lovely. I have often wondered what I would do in such an event and your ideas seem perfect.
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Thanks. This ended up in my Spam. So, I guess it is a littlse Spam with a Texas flare. Appreciating our loved ones in the final hours. Thanks
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Beautiful poem 🙂 Reminds me to stay present in my life 🙂
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Exactly. Treasure and appreciate today’s moments. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Thank you for taking the time out to read and comment.
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How odd that you wrote this, just a few days ago I was researching online about these NEOs and thought: how frightening. Suddenly everything could be wiped out. Luckily I believe the soul travels on somewhere else, together with loved ones hopefully.
This is a beautiful poem who stirs up thoughts about our life and existence. Great job. xo
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Yes, the scenario of the Bruce Willis movie Armageddon is possible. I like your thoughts about the soul. I hate the thought that the sould shuts down with the body. Thank you for reading and for your profound thoughts. xoxo
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No worries, friend. We will live on. As you may know from my poems, etc, I’ve already lived a thousand years, so I am pretty tired. 🙂 But I am up for a hundred more years or so….
🙂 There is no way ever that everything goes “black”. There will be a sequel to this life, rest assured. xoxo
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LOL I agree wiyh you. There is a sequel.
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There always is! 🙂
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Yeah
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It is difficult to face mortality. It is hard to believe that our fast paced lives will ultimately result in a final state of silence and peace. The words sound good to the ear; the emotions seem to repel the idea.
This poem gave me something to think about. Thank you.
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I like the contrasting ideas. Thank you for reading. Be well.
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Reblogged this on unstilledheart.
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Thanks for the reblog.
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YW
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I’ll be sure to send my stalker up in a make shift Asteroid chaser and he will surely annoy the shit out of it and keep it light years away and make the world a more gas free planet in the process by ridding a nasally voiced gas filled puke head.:)
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LOL Hopefully, it works. Sorry, but I am laughing my butt off.
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I do try.:))
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Laughing so hard
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If more people knew I would have a lot of happy people. I kept it low key so that not many wold cross over and the idiot would find this site. He has my other url and checks mainly 4 women and otherwise if they respond here I talk straight in case he is that lame:)
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Ungerstood. I won’t reveal your name. I can’t believe some losers.
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No problem. I sincerely would doubt he would follow people but he somehow got into my comments, got 3 women’s email addresses and IPs and then looked up everything in their profile and their posts. Which made the women write more. At the time I was concerned. Now I have my sister saying she is moving which is good bc I can’t. If she doesn’t it will be very awkward.
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I hope this nightmare ends soon. I don’t know how you could survive the stress. It would make me crazy.
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It has not been easy. I have to keep all valuables in a tiny room because 4 years ago after a horrific hit n run my sister thought I was drunk all the time as opposed to being heavily sedated and have a massive concussion, among several things. Mind you, her and her bf are accident attorneys and couldn’t tell or use their brain. I had 90 percent of what I owned thrown out. I sequester myself upstairs over the weekend to avoid a dumb remark that will have him in the hospital or worse and me arrested. Listening to them but a deadbolt lock on for 2.5 hours was priceless. As was me making him look like an ass. Oh I can find your blog by your name and town. Oh really? Said show me and my sister. Poof page 11. Shit for brains. But he was taught very well about computers and I am re learning and progressing the same way I am trying with my writing. I think she lied and is not moving. Bc if she did I would be the landlord over an (a) squatting house or (b) renting house. I will present the owner if she wants to wait 6 months with no money that’s fine but I will advise her of the tenant laws. I would be able to make money living here instead of renting a room in the worst place with 3 months security and then some. It is bad.
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That is true. Be careful. It is obviously they don’t care about you. You never know what people are capable of.
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Beautiful
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Thank you. xx
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You’re welcome xx
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Reblogged this on Ancien Hippie.
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You certainly inspired quite a response with this. I think I would head to my lake home and enjoy the ripples of the lake, the breeze in the pines and one last sunset with my family
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Exactly. Enjoy nature and family during our final hours. Thanks for stopping by to read and comment. Always appreciated.
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Indeed. Last moments on earth, a strikingly real possibility. Sci-fi poetry – YES!! I’m a huge fan, I need to start delving into this myself. I’ve only seen a little pulled off successfully, and was thrilled by it. Let’s seek out this new challenge together – what shall we write about? 🙂
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I had no idea this type of poetry existed. I started running through the possibility of ideas. I want to give this a shot. You have read some?
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Just a little from my lovely friend Eric at Sword & Shield. (Not sure if you follow.) He captures it very well. Let me fetch a link…
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I will have to read some of his work. Thanks.
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Start with this one – it was incredible! https://myswordandshield.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/lightspeed/
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Thank you for sharing this. I know the path to traditional publication is my building my author bio. So, this is something I plan on taking seriously. Thanks.
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Glad to help. Personally I don’t even know what the hell I’m trying to do, but I’m sure having a lot of fun trying. To do something. Seriously though, let’s give it a go.
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Laughing so hard. I have a plan of trying to get short stories and poems published. Trying build my author bio before querying but the blog eats up my time.
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I’m so confused with this ‘never been published’ bit. Does this blog? I could totally go into hiding. 😉
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I only missed the word ‘count’. I type too fast for my brain.
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Lol
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Don’t understand. I have never been paid to have any of my work published. What did you mean?
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What I meant by that was all these places that I could submit to want ‘previously unpublished’ work. I need to determine if publishing right here, on my personal blog, counts. What do you think?
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Understood. Yes these publications want writing that has not been printed on a blog. So that is a problem.
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Guess I’ll have to go into hiding after all!
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What I send in to magazines and contest are altered fro my original writes. I figure if I get a bite I would just removed them from my blog. (I don’t know if that is acceptable). Also, I am not advertising I am a blogger to avoid them finding my work. Don’t know if that makes sense either.
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I like this plan very much. Makes sense to me! I’m like a little kid, once I’ve finished something I’m dying to share it. 🙂
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I am the same way. Best of luck.
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I used to have really good answers. Now I’d have to say, be relieved, because humans have had their day.
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Lol. Given up on us?? Sometimes, I feel the exact same way. Thanks for stopping by to read.
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Big hug♡♡♡
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Hugs
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Ditto♡♡♡♡♡
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
GOOD QUESTION! EXCELLENT PORTRAYAL!!!
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Thank you so much for the reblog. And thanks for reading. What would you do John??
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Probably what I do everyday…except for more praying at day’s end!!!
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Same for me. Family and prayers. Have a great evening.
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ORT-ORT!
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Nice piece.
2029 might be a bit hairy!
Good luck on your submissions.
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Thanks. Good luck to you as well.
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Blimey, that’s 13 years from now… hmmm.. what would I be doing at that time? Still not commuting, I hope!
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Hahaha Yeah, imagine being trapped in a traffic jam?? Thanks for reading.
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NOoooooooooooo
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lol
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Love it!
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That makes me happy. Thanks for reading.
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deep poem, really made me think. I’d spend my last hours with family, definitely.
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That is the exact same thing I would do. Thanks for reading.
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how interesting!
I don’t kno!
no one knows
life is short
or long!
but living like a human is important I say!
A good being
A good heart
and
Good sights!
“Bein good” ; “doin good” is best thing Andrew!
Most imp thing I guess!
I m with ur words!
Smiling
–Jyotee
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Beautiful words my friend. Thank you for reading.
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Love this 💕 enjoy every moment
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Thanks for reading. Hold on to our love ones while we end that final night.
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Yes.. They are the reason for it all💕
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Thank you for linking to my poem. I appreciate it.
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Hmmm.. Eat and drink my favourite things.. Spend time with(By 2029,God willing!) my future family, intimate time with the future husband/partner… Have a party of sorts and smoke a joint.. Or five!! I’ll be so high by the time the meteor hits,I won’t feel a thing! Hahaha!
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Your plans soud great. Celebrate the final night. I am sure you will have a big family by then. Laughing.
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Noooo!! 2!! No more babies after.. Anything after might be foster kids.. I also know I like “me time”.. A truckload of kids will spoil that.. Whoa!!
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You are right. Oh, the more kids you have the less “me time” you experience.
Life is too short to not have me time.
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But, to be honest I say that,but I might get a settled and comfortable life, or just happy to pop them out.. Or get a nanny.. Hee hee!
How are you today? Well I hope.
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Laughing. Things never work out the way we plan, so you have a healthy attitude.
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Cheers! I like children, but children grow up.. And I don’t think I’ll be one of those grow old gracefully type of moms! God willing and all!
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First time reading sci-fi poetry, very nice 🙂 Makes u wonna ask yourself if u are taking your everyday life for granted 🙂
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Phew… a close shave!
Great… because I mean to be around in 2029…
… to snap away at the meteorite vapour trail
a sight of envigorating delight!
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Yeah, this thing is for real. I want to take photos too. Thanks for reading. Happy you found it interesting.
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Good massage to the world,my dear dew!!🌹
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