I beg to differ and it will not be necessary to adjust my timepiece,
because I do not live in ordinary time; there is nothing ordinary about time,
ask any theoretical physicist.
I do not live in ordinary time.
Ordinary does not come anywhere nearly
close to what we share.
We are repaid
If we look at where
we are much differently.
I see the cup on the table has
colour and reflects light;
a shadow is cast.
The cup appears to stand still, through friction,
on the surface of a planet rotating at almost 1000 miles per hour.
There is nothing ordinary about that.
I do not live in ordinary time,
I never have
and these two words never belonged side by side
Notes-
In the liturgy of the Western Church 'Ordinary Time' is that time of the liturgical year which is not connected directly with one of the seasons, Christmastide and Eastertide, as well as the times of their preparation, Lent and Advent. The Ordinary Time of the liturgical years splits in the days between Christmastide and Lent, and between Eastertide and Advent.
I came across this term in a church pamphlet which listed the schedule of services that will take place ‘in ordinary time’ . Ordinary stems from the word ordinal which means in sequence such as first, second, third which to me suggested a poem and in my poem I chose the phrase as my starting point to go somewhere different.)
Charlotte Harker
February 2021