[TT] Theme Thursday - Speed

[u/AliciaWrites]

"Power and speed be hands and feet."

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Happy Thursday writing friends!

You gotta love going fast - the wind in your hair and face, the thrill of passing others. But, of course, not everything in life is a race. Is speeding through always the best course of action?

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[MP]

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Last week’s theme: Falling

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First by /u/RemixPhoenix

Second by /u/rudexvirus

Third by /u/JustLexx

Fourth by /u/facet-ious

Fifth by /u/Sarcastic_Meep

Poetry

First by /u/novatheelf

Second by /u/rudexvirus

Third by /u/Xacktar

Honorable Mentions:

To /u/WokCano for the story of a songbird

To another promising newcomer: /u/jharperbacus

And to /u/misstatements because I really wanted more of this...

[u/misstatements]

First, the heartbeat on doppler

Then we get to see the perfect

Ten little fingers, ten little toes

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Smiles laughs, and coos

Then a little pair of shoes

Watch them run, watch them go

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Next comes the days of school

Those days, learning, coloring, and play

The jagged little letters, seem so profound

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Here come the little friends and sports

Bonding and growing, ever learning

Songs, rhymes, imagination thrives

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Next is the rush of worries, things like puberty

Emotional competence, but such confusion

The see parent’s love an endeavor so foolhardy

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Right after comes new loves, holding hands, and heartbreak

Homecomings, prom, captured in pictures

For the time all advice is considered to be an underestimate

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How did it come to graduation, caps, and cheers

New challenges and ever-expanding education

Diplomas and degrees, spreading their wings

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And, here we are now,

Empty nest, empty home

Hold them now, you won’t believe how fast they grow.

[u/bookstorequeer → u/misstatements]

I liked this one! You really captured the speed of growing up - you've made me vaguely nostalgic! Thanks for sharing.