A Timely Ode
~ an ode to my watch~
mortality dims and sparkles like a distant star
and i see the beauty of life
you chart with your digits and hands.
i see how you welcome seasons — your farewells sweeter,
you herald a new beginning with the slightest movement.
i hear you tick-tock
through classes that shame eternity
and relief rages through –
your promise that the world hasn’t stood still,
that life goes on.
you count seconds and heartbeats,
the time of strangers and buses alike –
in your infallibility do i seek comfort;
on days where words and seasons are disillusioned.
a starry encounter, a life
chronicled in moon phases and seasons,
your hymns of grandeur and constancy
provide lasting warmth that beckons
life that isn’t black or white.
you shoulder the world’s fate –
fears and promises, processes and fulfilments,
tied to my bony wrist;
the bearer of time — seconds, hours and minutes,
time that doesn’t lie or show mercy.
in a world of changes and unpredictability,
you hold the key to the perfect balance,
a constant whose past, present and future
remain unseen and unchanged.
my dear starry watch,
i loved you when i first saw you
and i love you still –
may time never fail us both.
- my watch has a space-themed dial. it’s got a little slit decorated with stars and a tiny silver disk that shows the moon phase, hence the star and moon references.
Thoughtfully yours,
D
Originally published at https://myrandomspecificthoughts.wordpress.com/2023/10/02/a-timely-ode/
