"Somewhen It's Morning..."

yep, 'tis.

"...Eons and light years behind my tomorrows"

…sounds about right.

 

"Somewhen It's Morning…"

 

I have a watch,

a fair one 

…a good one.

Three hands -

to link it to existence

within an inch - round and around

a world bound by its nows.

 

It's stopped -

paused

at a present that won't change,

holding every moment there is.

 

I could set it

to was

but not retouch an instant,

a breath, a heartbeat -

fingertips that live in the shadows of then.

 

I can set it

to laters

and still KNOW what I haven't

while I walk tomorrows

or any will be.

 

The stem holds me…

still

tight

close

…chill.

 

Isn't, wasn't - that I felt off

or detached

or even - on time.

Didn't feel less -

felt too more

all that wasn't me

could never be

wouldn't ever be

…there's a price of admission

to tomorrows

…called yesterdays…

you see?

 

Chris

 

Author's Note

feel free

Reviews

[J.J. NIGHTINGALE]

Time changes the shapes of our shadows ..
Sundials worked without help.

It's always now, somewhere.
I stopped wearing watches
Last year, maybe I didn't want to know
What time it is..

Way Cool Chris !!

Jazz

[Chris]

Thanks Jazz... I like the poem of this response...

[J.J. NIGHTINGALE]

Wow........... You are welcome.... and Thanks..................Jazz

[...]

yesterday is a story we replay over and over in our heads, and tomorrow...interesting concepts. Now is where we are, at least for a second

[Chris]

Hi Lynn... good seeing you.

[Donald Meikle]

Still, Holding tickets. Commas are like that. So are mirrors.

[Chris]

Well said! I appreciate your pause.

[maricoona91]

This is great! The middle lines are hard to grasp but your use of the watch as a mean to think about time was brilliant. I like
a breath, a heartbeat -
fingertips that live in the shadows of then.
It freezes a moment with imagery.
I don't understand this stanza:
The stem holds me…
still
tight
close
…chill.

The end is nice: I am interpreting it that it is your present that is responsible for making changes possible for tomorrow.
This is a great poem and I look forward to reading your other works.

[Chris]

The watch is stopped ...paused... its stem disengaged - that help? And thanks for the pause and understanding...

[maricoona91]

Oh I see. I just don't know much about watches I guess.

[Chris]

it's a digital age... chuckling here

[kyam]

Beautifully written, Chris. Captures you through the whole read taking you to a place in time ( get it). I love your writing! Always.......Kyam

[Chris]

I like your pauses and the "noseprints" of you left behind on the "glass".

[Ken Simm.]

That last few lines pulled it together and made me envious for several reasons. The meaning, the composition, the subject, the movements through and about time itself. Captured.

[Chris]

One day I will ask to "speak" toward one of YOUR pics of place... I hope you'll agree. Thanks Ken.

[Ken Simm.]

Whenever you feel like it Chris. I would be honoured.