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The Blind Watchmaker
By umbugjug
16 June 2005
When my son was being brewed in his mum's tummmy we found out that he had a problem with how his brain was developing. The doctors had never seen it before. At one point we did not know how he would turn out, whether he would be okay.
 
I was writing a weblog even before we found out, and  a couple of years after my son was born I got an email from a couple who were going through exactly the same thing and had read the story. They had the same decision we had, and my story helped them out. Their son is doing fine as well.
 
Richard Dawkins said that evolution was like the work of a blind watchmaker. It struck me that every child is the same, we are all the work of that watchmaker.

This poem is about choices.

The Blind Watchmaker

Time is to him

Alive, vital.  

He feels each part.

Every spring,

 

Every cog,

Finds its own way.

Drawn from memory,

He finds their place.




The brass backed watch is ready, completed.

His black cracked fingers wind his creation.

 

One small hand stops

Dead. A heartbeat

Later, it starts afresh.

The watchmaker


Holds the watch close

To consider

Subtle, minute

Variations.



Satisfied, he rises from his table,

Crosses the shop and puts it on display



With his other,

Perfect children.


(For Sam and Joshua, whose watches are a tiny bit broken, but have never stopped.)

Reviews

Written by alandavidpritchard (59 comments posted) 16th June 2005
subtle, restrained and intricate - lovely
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Written by maipenrai (784 comments posted) 16th June 2005
I agree, a lovely well written piece
very worthwhile
Written by kevinrobson73 (371 comments posted) 19th June 2005
take a bow

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