a head of time

She was a head of time
& people came to her
from near & far
to ask her when
& where
it was time to
do this &
when
to do that


sometimes she
would not answer
but point her finger
to passing clouds in the sky
or an ant crawling
on the floor

& sometimes she
would answer quickly
& or very slowly
to challenge her
guests & make it hard
to forget their
appointment with
her timed being