the poet naps

the bird sings
the pecker taps
the sloth lazes
the novice scribbles
the sleeper yawns
the beholder eyes
the doctor examines
the painter strokes
the ants march
the light dims
the magus coughs
the gazer blinks
the deer pants
the water rises
the board bends
the watcher sleeps
the fire smolders
the straw falls
the back breaks
the shield splinters
the eye droops
the hour finishes
the morning dawns
the sun rises
the time comes
the middleman approaches
the news arrives
the general leads
the army charges
the metal clashes
the tide turns
the battle ends
the weary rests