My Father’s Watch by John Ciardi
I finished reading Longitude by Dava Sobel last night. Each chapter had a short verse or quote at the beginning. I thought I’d use a few for the PotD.
My Father’s Watch
By John Ciardi
One night I dreamed I was locked in my Father’s watch
With Ptolemy and twenty-one ruby stars
Mounted on spheres and the Primum Mobile
Coiled and gleaming to the end of space
And the notched spheres eating each other’s rinds
To the last tooth of time, and the case closed.
I really love this
Hi! I also read this from Dava Sobel’s “Longitude”. I thought it was part of a larger poem. I really like this:-D