the metronome is set
each minute, sixty beats
(tic toc tic toc)
the fiddler draws her bow

time
the metaphysical brat
leaps forward and past
the steady beat;
it twirls and pauses
and leaps again
atop a surge of notes.

time bends down to study
a dandelion's petals -
the metronome's beat
holds steady
(tic toc tic toc)
the fiddler draws her bow