Imprecise but nice enough to tell the hour
Nice to have this sundial reconstructed
Placed to advantage in the midday sun
Aligned with the north star at night
Wide copper band parallel to the equator
Numerals cut out to display highlighted
Gliding across the reading surface
Silently crossing the center line axis
Marking high noon moving up and down
As the seasons turn, following the analemma curve
Adjusting sundial time to match clock time
As the day-over-day duration changes
Constructed with a geocentric understanding
When the sun revolved around the earth
As out of place in our digital world as a slide rule
An analog approximation, an ancient awareness.
