Time's Loom

i sit at the loom of time’s dense fields

and push the shuttle of decision through threads

blinked crimson and yellow

by the ephemeral guard of my identity

 

so very slowly

cloth forms

unexpectedly long

this time

 

like a patch

left undarned

threads fraying

in chaotic discord

 

i pick up the tiniest threads

and link them together

in a small

secure sliding

a reweaving

and I notice

that edges have smoothed

their sheen visible

 

it has been four years since

my youngest left for college

people tell me she is now launched

that i have achieved something

 

i had expected months maybe

a whittling of time

suffused

with intensity

a brittleness

 

last night i awoke

from a dream

the red and yellow complement and surround

each holding the other in space

in time

and i realized the cloth

is almost whole now

almost done

copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt

Reviews

[Leslie Philibert]

A poem to enjoy, with many fine phrases.Time`s dense fields deserves to go viral, a great phrase. Good write.

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you so much Leslie!

[MOON]

Lovely heartfelt write, weaving the tapestry of life.

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you Moon!!

[Phibby Venable]

This is beautiful, audrey, time goes so quickly, my daughter graduated college in 2009 and it is a turning point. And that feeling of time so fleeting. I love how the tiny threads link and the entire woven poem. wonderful work.

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you Phibby!

[Heather]

Audrey you are a beautiful writer, this piece is so tender, I loved every stanza. You can paint a picture so well with your words. I really enjoyed this and its meaning.

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you Heather!!

[ba_mcfarlane]

This is a tender write. Bittersweet, yet not painted in gloom and the angst of loss. This is so good!

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you ba mcfarlane! I am glad that you enjoyed this piece---

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

The last one leaving, grown up, makes us reflect on everything. This is a another moving and tender write.

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you Claire---it was a difficult transition for me--

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

I understand. It is.

[Penlady]

Yes, incredibly lovely! You've explained how time works in our lives through the weaving of a tapestry...

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you Penlady!

[FJ Davis]

Incredibly lovely.

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you Frank---

[Pax]

stunning imagery of what used too. great work

[Audrey Howitt]

Thank you so much!!