time piece
some time in the night we will
rob ourselves of an hour of sleep
so that we can save daylight
making some vague promise
that the hour saved will be kept
safely and returned in the fall
a story that only works if
we are looking at our wrists
rather than the heavens
the sunrise I saw this morning
on my way to coffee with friends
took all the time it needed
the one that follows tomorrow
will rise unsaved and spectacular
profligate and prodigal
precision and perspective
keep time to different rhythms
one of the matches a heartbeat
Peace,
Milton