Zero:zero
to twenty-one
dark to her light
start, mid, and done.
At rest, she dreams
Awake, she’ll mix
motions in eeee-s
a quanta fix.
By the clock she
moves a lifetime
with her words she
rues this life’s rhyme.
Talking ticks her
measured passion
leads her witness
with compassion.
24-hour clock 12-hour clock
00:00 12:00 midnight (start of the day) maybe sleeping
01:00 1:00 a.m. certain sleeping
02:00 2:00 a.m. not remembering
03:00 3:00 a.m. self-paralyzing
04:00 4:00 a.m. not nightmaring
05:00 5:00 a.m. tiny snoring
06:00 6:00 a.m. up deciding
07:00 7:00 a.m. happy coffeeing
08:00 8:00 a.m. dishes washing
09:00 9:00 a.m. at desking
10:00 10:00 a.m. oh…working…
11:00 11:00 a.m. word shepherding
12:00 12:00 noon (middle of day) errand running
13:00 1:00 p.m. late lunching
14:00 2:00 p.m. concept thinking
15:00 3:00 p.m. telephone calling
16:00 4:00 p.m. task synthesizing
17:00 5:00 p.m. walking, walking
18:00 6:00 p.m. snack fooding
19:00 7:00 p.m. task worrying
20:00 8:00 p.m. perhaps laundering
21:00 9:00 p.m. reading, reading
22:00 10:00 p.m. journal writing
23:00 11:00 p.m. sleep programming
24:00 12:00 midnight (end of the day)
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