{"id":20666,"date":"2015-01-14T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T18:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=20666"},"modified":"2015-10-27T23:39:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T04:39:05","slug":"my-clocks-go-crazy-at-midnights-poetry-by-vera-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/my-clocks-go-crazy-at-midnights-poetry-by-vera-p\/","title":{"rendered":"“My clocks go crazy at midnights” (poetry by Vera P.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

My clocks go crazy at midnights,<\/span>
\n They crawl down the walls,<\/span>
\n They are reflecting gloomy lights<\/span>
\n Of Moon. And my eyeballs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"ClockMidnight\"<\/a>They show the time of quiet walks<\/span>
\n Through cold and snowy Land,<\/span>
\n They chime non stop, they cry and talk.<\/span>
\n I\u2019m barefoot. I stand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then I am walking by the creek,<\/span>
\n Boreas curls my hair.<\/span>
\n Cornflowers\u2019re watching, blue and bleak,<\/span>
\n I\u2019m walking by. They stare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reflecting gardens, roots and grass,<\/span>
\n My clocks run backwards now,<\/span>
\n Grandma, Granddaddy and my Cuz<\/span>
\n Pick apples. Apples glow.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are so loud, scary, pale,<\/span>
\n They sure went crazy, clocks!<\/span>
\n They are reflecting a balance scale.<\/span>
\n It\u2019s yapping like a fox:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou have been weighed, and found light,<\/span>
\n You are returning. Seek<\/span>
\n For a cabin, spring and northern light,-<\/span>
\n \"crazyclock1\"<\/a>You have been found weak…<\/span>
\n The spring\u2019s reflecting eyes and stars,<\/span>
\n The falls, the winter storms,<\/span>
\n The birds in search of nests and scars,<\/span>
\n Chords, sounds, flavors, forms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

My clocks go crazy every day,<\/span>
\n They swirl, the vortex rolls.<\/span>
\n The shadows dance around, sway…<\/span>
\n The streets, the rooms, the halls.<\/span><\/p>\n

My clocks are singing through the night:<\/span>
\n \u201cWake up, go run and dance,<\/span>
\n Look for the pearls, search for the light,<\/span>
\n Lit candles, take a chance…\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

My clocks go crazy at\u00a0midnight…<\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

This poem was originally printed in The Local Voice<\/em> #220 (published January 8, 2015).<\/span>
\n To download a PDF of this issue, click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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