Lachesis

Tik-tik. Tik-tik.

Days spooling out in loops and whorls

Building into weeks.

Building into years.

Shaping each life into a sweater,

Or warm, reliable socks,

Or something else less readily identifiable.

Here is a flourish;

Cross-over cable,

A bobble,

Fine entrelac colorwork.

Some ornate, some functional,

But all beloved - at least while on the needles.

And they tik-tik

Tik-tik

Thin bone clocks

That push each piece towards completion

And that unavoidable, final snip.