Knot

The intertwining of rope, one free end being passed through a loop

and drawn tight, but also

a lump thus made or

Ornamental bow of silk, lace, braid or other narrow goods or

A hard, gnarled portion of a tree or

Cross-grained mark on lumber sawn  or

Cluster or group of things or people such as those on the church steps

After the wedding ceremony,

A bond or union, the marriage knot  .

Enlargement in a muscle or

A problem, something not easily solved or

In nautical terms, a division of log time,

marked by pieces of cloth or knotted strings

at equal distances, and used to determine the rate of a ship’s motion

which followed the stars above and made

Hypatia invisible.

from Hypatia’s Wake

a work in progress