drip
drip
water
from faucet
wasted while elsewhere
drought grips the earth with shriveled hands
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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2 comments:
this last line really bring everything together... gripping with shriveled hands - very nice
Great take on the challenge. It reminds me of the Fibonacci utilized in Tool's "Lateralus." In that case they used the sequence for individual syllables over words.
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