A Study on Chronography

[The Rider]

Eyelids can bring night far quicker than the sun
But day's length remains measured eternal,
Eternally promising a mileage immeasurable
By foot falls, or flight times.

Less understood, is this distance,
By old cartographers then by young lovers,
For on a map's rose, which direction points the hour hand?
Can eight bells truly face the bearer North?

With such a legend I understand
Why some fools choose to sleep it off;
Forgo the bearing wait above, and cross the mighty Atlas path,
And dream with both eyes closed.

Instead darling, stay awake and think of me,
Set your watch by the ticking of your heart;
The faster it beats, the closer I am to you.

[~Sophia~]

Instead darling, stay awake and think of me,
Set your watch by the ticking of your heart;
The faster it beats, the closer I am to you.

I completely fell into this poem. I love it and the last two lines of the last verse are nothing less than inspired.

[qimissung]

It's beautiful. Maybe you won't like the comparison, but its very reminiscent of of John Donne.

[Nick Capozzoli]

With such a legend I understand
Why some fools choose to sleep it off


I loved these lines...Brilliant.

[Pendragon]

Eyelids can bring night far quicker than the sun
But day's length remains measured eternal,
Eternally promising a mileage immeasurable
By foot falls, or flight times.



I probably wouldn't have placed the words "eternal" and "eternally" back to back, I would have found another word for one of them, probably "endlessly" for "eternally", but it is till a strong and beautiful poem