The Hamlet Project

The witching hour
On the dot
But you know
I have a feeling that witches
Don’t care about clocks
They don’t believe in 11:42
Anymore than midnight
I think a witch would feel for the darkest spot in a night
Smell the approach of morning
Seek the hour where the animals listen closely
Watch the moon and listen to the grass
Before the gong of the clock.
Men built that clock out of gears and wheels and hammered metal.
Its ticks are ticks that tick along
According to the best mathematical formula
For the location as decided by the Royal Observatory
Up on the hill.
A witch has no use for its chiming
This ritual will begin at 12:37 by your clock
Just when you’re resting easy
Because your clock told you you were safe.