Time's Needle.
Stretching and shouldering night away a sun crouches
to birth black's ousting
by one more empty circle of dark's hollowed pouches
then outs in sparkling showers.
Spangled with myriad star-labour unfolding membranes,
like numberless leaves
dreamers listen to soft serenades as the universe favours
lullaby-sighs of deep breathing.
Silvered surface shivers with night-eyes as glittery dust
follows with dart-swift
flight each soul's winged journey while murmuring deep
mysteries to those sleeping still.
Glimmers on sightless horizon reveal light's celebration
while untrodden dew
newly writhing in close-capped life waits inertia's frame
stirring to shake before rising.
Piercing the brain time's needle regathers worn threads
and remembers that more
sown seed means now-grown grain needs re-collection
in daylight's mind-aware storage.
Open-eyed, naught is over as hinging on less or more,
sun, with slumber done,
now hurries to open the thin partition between yawns
of torpidity and more hours won.
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
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One again a wondrous write Fay.
Thank you Andy - - - time certainly governs much in nature - - am so pleased you enjoyed the read
Ah, Fay and the dawning, harmony.
Yes indeed the dawning for the ageing mind is a reminder that the more seed sewn today, the richer the harvest be for those years ahead.....
Alll i need now is the vigour to go out there a sewing!
Do the young sparrows crowd to tap your windows in the morning begging "tell us more stories of days dawnings please Oh Fay of the Rising Day"
Nicely put Fay ~ an endearing first read of the day for me.
Ex animo, Alan
Oi! Alan, please (nice please) comment in the right box or these comments etc get muddled up and can become confusing.
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You are the "dawn master" Fay!
Well that is an honour to be deemed a master Fred.......... thank you most kindly................... Fay
Another beauty Fay.
Delighted you think so dear Michael and thank you .
A fine write Fay. I never knew some much happened with time - well, I do now, reading this!
Yes time has much to teach us all Orchi - thank you for this kind comment my friend.
Outstanding is perhaps the most apt word I can currently find to apply meaningfully to your page dear Fay....
Am feeling doubly honoured by that grand word dear Nev - and outstandingly so........ thanking you masses. my friend.
This comment box needs an applause button I had to read this several time ,s Fay it almost re-invents itself every time... A bit like the Dawn
Very loud clapping going on here THANK YOU
Ah - - am smiling lots here Andrew as my ears catch that loud clapping coming from your quarters - you honour me with this lovely comment and thank you so much....................... Fay
An absolute delightful gem of a write. Thank you, Fay.
Thank you too for stopping by Alta and reading Time's Needle -- am delighted you enjoyed its poetic expression of time.
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