Dinner may be late tonight ...

Dinner may be late tonight

We'll blame it on the clock ...
on daylight saving time and
the bewilderment it creates
in the long shadows of
the afternoon sun

in the decorative patterns
that inch across the wall and
lull us into thinking it's
earlier than it is
 
when the clocks
spring forward

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More doodling ...

This is a drawing I created ... and the inspiration for the 3-D wire replica above. It's all a bit wonky, but it cast the right light and gave me the idea for today's poem.

We often think that writing memoir or our stories requires big events or a lifetime of adventure.

That's a lot of pressure.

Why not start with small moments that make you pause?

Every year daylight saving time messes with my timing. For a week or so, it's either later or earlier than I think.

It's easy to imagine we are ruled by the clock and the ping of our phones, but on occasions like this, it's nice to know nature's light still rules the day.

Go ahead, write about something small, you've got time.