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Gnomon
It was noon by the garden dial sun,
which, through a modicum of lazy air
bearing dragonflies on a midday run,
made lucent the primrose blooms everywhere
and burdened the clover with parching droop
striving to retain its March Irish green
even as the flourishing lettuce group
ruled the herbal and pepper scene
set against the cinder block background grey
with flecks of moss by porosity clung
to make it through the blazing solar ray
the almanac so ruthlessly hung...
like redolence in cornscateous air...
as assets marking...frond time in the glare!
which, through a modicum of lazy air
bearing dragonflies on a midday run,
made lucent the primrose blooms everywhere
and burdened the clover with parching droop
striving to retain its March Irish green
even as the flourishing lettuce group
ruled the herbal and pepper scene
set against the cinder block background grey
with flecks of moss by porosity clung
to make it through the blazing solar ray
the almanac so ruthlessly hung...
like redolence in cornscateous air...
as assets marking...frond time in the glare!
Published 3rd Jul 2024
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4th Jul 2024 00:36am
Sun dials and hour glasses. . .I have a propensity for both but I couldn't tell you why. . .
This was lovely imagery coupled with something nostalgic that I can't put my finger on.
This was lovely imagery coupled with something nostalgic that I can't put my finger on.
4th Jul 2024 1:01am
A hint at life in pre-electric times...
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/sun-dials-and-roses-of-yesterday-1902/?utm_content=buffer843b6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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4th Jul 2024 1:35am
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4th Jul 2024 5:00am
Dear MS,
Absolutely charming write. I thoroughly enjoyed the imagery and gentle rhyming. Sun dials are such amazing instruments as well as pieces of art, I loved how you wove it in with gardens and summer beauty. Lovely piece. H🌷
Absolutely charming write. I thoroughly enjoyed the imagery and gentle rhyming. Sun dials are such amazing instruments as well as pieces of art, I loved how you wove it in with gardens and summer beauty. Lovely piece. H🌷
Thanks!
Yes! I love a good sundial.
There's a huge one at the college I went to...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/ClarkCollegeSundial.jpg
Yes! I love a good sundial.
There's a huge one at the college I went to...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/ClarkCollegeSundial.jpg
Anonymous
4th Jul 2024 3:01pm
A beautiful day it sounds like. Nice
4th Jul 2024 7:46pm
A great day to hang out in a garden for sure!
I hate gardening, but love being in one on a sunny day:)
I hate gardening, but love being in one on a sunny day:)
1st Sep 2024 7:18pm
I know I'm behind on my readings and with this from earlier in the summer. This felt familiar since my latest obsession with watches delves into the mechanics of timepieces, and how the ancients used sundials. It's such an interesting subject.
Indeed it is an interesting subject, and I can recommend at least three titles you might enjoy, provided you can find them...
Sundials: Their Theory and Construction, by Albert E. Waugh (Dover Publications, 1973)
Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, by Richard Hinckley Allen. (Another Dover Publication, but of a book originally published in 1899)
The Dawn of Astronomy, by J. Norman Lockyer. (The M.I.T. Press, a 1964 reprint of an 1894 first edition by Cassell and Company Limited.)
And of course every year I always make sure to get a new copy of The Old Farmers Almanac.
Sundials: Their Theory and Construction, by Albert E. Waugh (Dover Publications, 1973)
Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, by Richard Hinckley Allen. (Another Dover Publication, but of a book originally published in 1899)
The Dawn of Astronomy, by J. Norman Lockyer. (The M.I.T. Press, a 1964 reprint of an 1894 first edition by Cassell and Company Limited.)
And of course every year I always make sure to get a new copy of The Old Farmers Almanac.
