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The Time Machine...My Version
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The Time Machine...My Version |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) 
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When I was so very young A scruff and a scraggly boy My own imagination Was my most enjoy'ble toy I’d hide in the closet's dark By cramming myself inside My time machine would take me To adventures far and wide But now that I was older And a scientist I'd been I'd searched out for a method To relive those times again I built a brand new closet Titanium for its walls And then a rocket booster In case, through time, it stalled I punched up ancient Rome And held on for the trip I sped through cosmic light With dribble on my lip I opened up the door A trucker honked at me “Beware the Ides of March” I heard his solemn plea. I shut the closet door I’d made inside my lab Poor Julius Caesar’d Get shot instead of stabbed I turned the knob quite madly The Wild West is where it stopped So I opened up the doorway Into a mall with many shops A cowboy with a temper I had hoped to not incur Wearing his boots and Stetson Silver dollars were his spurs Said to me “That lady… You did not tip your hat” The mall had “Smoking" signs On one he went and spat! "You need to learn a lesson And if I don’t then who’ll Teach you a little couth At noon we’ll have a duel" I could’ve just right then Turned tail and off I’d run But all the shops had liquor- ish in jars. I wanted some By the new Sanger Harris And to the left of Dillards At high noon on the dial I went to meet the killer He was propped up by the games Pack Man and Centipede With such a nasty sneer Sev’ral quarters he would feed I beat him at Dig Dug Defenbder was a breeze By time the duel was o'er I had him on his knees “Only one could play like you He was just a little child Tamed us all at Galaga In the time the West was wild!” I left him to his sobs Back in my time machine The world was real messed up From only what I’d seen I wondered what would happen If I went back to my youth Of all the days remembered Would they still turn out as truth? I went to where once I'd lived With a mist upon my eyes Feeling like a kid again I became a little shy I rang the bell just once And waited for my mom But in the drive, no car Was everybody gone? The lights were all out so I tried to bring back when… Sudden flash of mem’ry Told how I would get in My bedroom window opened And my body hit the floor As I swung myself inside The throbbing I ignored I went out to the hall And saw the closet bare If all the world gone mad I knew I'd find it there I heard a quiet whisper And the words I used to say Then a flash of cosmic light From a kid who loved to play I ran to my machine The boy was gone somehow My mind was very blank From then, up till just now Everywhere I travelled A boy had caused the trouble Sanger Harris changed its name He bought stock then it doubled A man on the moon was sent By German American States In Nineteen Sixty-Nine B.C. at any rate The wheel, first discovered The airplane’s maiden flight Both were given credit Inventions in one night I finally caught the boy In Revolutionary time When Ike was on the quarter And ole Abe was on the dime When I’d drug the boy to light So my eyes could better see Well then two and two makes six, Cuz that boy, you see, was me! He said he’d just imagined Himself as the older man In the bloody Revolution Where both of us would stand I did not disappear Even though I was his thoughts For I was what he’d come to be In time and lessons taught The boy got in his closet And pulled the phantom knob Heading for the future To claim my present job Time machines are wild, in fact, No limits are ever set When boy’s imaginations Can boost the rocket jets. [This message has been edited by wayoutwalt (edited 11-14-2001).] |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Oh my Walt! This is splendid! What a wonderful journey through time ... I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure with you! Thank you for this great ride through your thoughts. A terrific weave!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Walt, I love this! What a fun tale you weave. A nice way to start my day  Hugs, Tara "My heart is like an open book, for the whole world to read" |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
OMG..... this is such a fantastic ride... it is fun riding in your machine, my friend, Walt... now can I have atleast a few more rides please? Regards, sudhir |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
The places your imagination will take you! What a story, Walt!  God bless America, my home sweet home. |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
The imagination is endless Walt, and this poem just proves that. Incredible stuff here......yeppers!! On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Now, this is really wonderful, what a journey, yes, if we could turn back time...I don't know if I would want to! Kathleen |
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cruz Member
since 2000-07-18
Posts 282Dallas,Texas USA |
i cannot tell a lie. i dont remember ever wanting til back to the future. you have an awesome write here. i think all adults could use this time machine. also, i like how everything is mixed up and how imagination plays a colossal role. awesumlee |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Far out Walt! Love the way your mind works...can just imagine how you must have been as a child! What a fun trip in your time machine that was...thank you..Nancy.~I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before.~ |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
I am the ruler of the world! hehehe love the mindginations yuh yuh |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Though I loved the poem, I think this would make a great kids story Walt!! |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Walt, What are you doing? That's my favorite poem you ever wrote. I'm keepin' that to read to my grandsons next time I see 'em! Cool!!!  |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
YOU WANNA KNOW HOW I DO IT? I GO INTO THE FUTURE STEAL ALL YA'LLS POEMS AND THEN POST THEM HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Michael J Fox has nothing on wayoutwalt... Back to the Future Four sure...  |
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elisaseyes Member
since 1999-07-15
Posts 196fort worth texas |
You could go back to our first date and tell me what a mistake I mean wonderful decision it was to marry you! |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Stupendous! An absolutely great story... I really enjoy your imagination on this one. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this one. I bow to you and yours. |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
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