Week of Valentines: Liz Strauss

Five Minutes: A Blogging Valentine

Five minutes after you came
you knew me already

In less than five minutes

a few typed words. a “Welcome!” answer
a clever one liner, a witty line back
a laugh unrelated to where it all began.

Five minutes of time . . who’s counting?

verbal volleyball — an even score
connecting minds in bits and bytes
all equal players, playing nice

Five minutes of time
a lifetime in 300 seconds
friendships built on captured keystrokes
bonds with more power than words we write

no memory of the day they started
clear recall of the thoughts, questions, witty retorts
knowing each five minutes every relationship was forged

Five minutes you’re gone . . . not for long,

only five minutes . . . all of five minutes

That’s all it took — record time — five — count ’em — five minutes

happens that way, with folks who hang around

Five minutes you came
. . . that’s how it started.

not strangers anymore.
we’ve been friends for five minutes
that’s a very long time around here.
our five minutes is now five minutes
after five minutes plus five minutes . . . . and on and on and on

Five minutes you’re gone
. . . and I miss you already.

Can’t wait until five minutes from now when you’re back again.

Five minutes of conversation can start a relationship that lasts a whole life.

Happy Valentine’s Day!