1. A musical hourglass, though not a listener,
Entrances with melodies played within.

2. You hear it as though it hears your command,
Obedient in all that you ask it to do.

3. It has signs and it has a pointer,
Aligned but for a fleeting hour.

4. The dancer choreographs artfully,
Step matching each rhythm and beat.

5. As if singing enchantingly,
A soothsayer weaving magic with words.

6. The dancer, a schoolboy at his desk
Studying verse in order and rhythm.

7. As if the book of contentment itself
Where satisfaction grows lush.

8. My lord, your verses have captured
The strangest metaphors in an instant.

9. O singular in your virtuous grace
Whose wisdom brings consensus in council.

10. O father of glory, whom glory men
Have always strived to follow.