It’s the time it takes
to sing up to “k.”
It’s two full cycles
of breath. It’s less time
than a red light, and nine
more seconds than it takes
for a cheetah to go from
zero to sixty.
It’s one fifth of a minute waltz.
It’s $4,629 more dollars
for Bill Gates.
And, my friend tells me,
it’s how long it takes
for a hug to stimulate
the vagus nerve and trigger
oxytocin, helping the heart
to slow down and the cortisol
levels to drop. All day,
I practice long embraces—
and while we hug
the earth rotates at least 5,520 meters
and the universe expands
over 816 kilometers.
All day, I notice
how darn good it feels.
I love it, love it! Who but you could think of all these time-linked things and make a beautiful poem out of them!!! Your mind really expands the penumbra! Thank you!
Hi Carol … well, I thought of some, and I researched some … there are, believe it or not, other folks who are curious (for other reasons) about what might happen in 12 seconds … big hugs to you!!!