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Doomed by their Parts

Movements Stopped--"Horror"ology

By Lea Waske Published 3 years ago 1 min read
Doomed by their Parts
Photo by Heather Zabriskie on Unsplash

Do old timepieces

Face eternity, waiting

In second-hand shops?

In horology, a movement, also known as a caliber, is the mechanism of a watch or timepiece, as opposed to the case, which encloses and protects the movement, and the face, which displays the time.

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About the Creator

Lea Waske

Although no longer a Vocal + member, every now and then, I can't resist responding to a Challenge and take time out from my other writing projects just for fun.

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran3 years ago

    I learnt a new term today, horology. Thank you for sharing this! Loved your Haiku!

  • ARC3 years ago

    “…*second-hand* shops.” 🤯 Bravo 👏

  • Moe Radosevich3 years ago

    Love it 😀

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