Adventures of Clock
Once upon a time there was a Clock
A special Clock that could walk and talk
There was no time where this Clock lived
Which meant that he had much to give
"It's time for time!" Clock would yell
So he built a tower that held a bell
When his face struck one o'clock
He'd ring the bell just once, then stop
At two, two times the bell would ring
At three, three times you'd hear it sing
And so and so throughout the day
And through the night he'd ring that way
Thus the folks of the land could tell
What time it was when they heard the bell
Clock was proud and puffed his chest
"Now people will know when to work or rest!"
But one day Clock was caused to grieve
When told his bell would have to leave
For with every hour the bell would sway
The people found how short the day
So Clock struck out to find some friends
Who wanted to know when the day would end
Soon he found a foreign place
Where people rushed at frenetic pace
They charged ahead from town to glen
But had no clock, so had no "when"
So there Clock built his bell once more
To tell them when to do their chores
They now could hear and tell the time
Thanks to Clock and his bell's chimes
So on rang Clock, hour on hour
Over hurried people with faces dour
Smile-less rushing from house to employ
For Clock had brought time, but not so much joy
(From In The Sandbox: Poetry for the Child at Heart)
A special Clock that could walk and talk
There was no time where this Clock lived
Which meant that he had much to give
"It's time for time!" Clock would yell
So he built a tower that held a bell
When his face struck one o'clock
He'd ring the bell just once, then stop
At two, two times the bell would ring
At three, three times you'd hear it sing
And so and so throughout the day
And through the night he'd ring that way
Thus the folks of the land could tell
What time it was when they heard the bell
Clock was proud and puffed his chest
"Now people will know when to work or rest!"
But one day Clock was caused to grieve
When told his bell would have to leave
For with every hour the bell would sway
The people found how short the day
So Clock struck out to find some friends
Who wanted to know when the day would end
Soon he found a foreign place
Where people rushed at frenetic pace
They charged ahead from town to glen
But had no clock, so had no "when"
So there Clock built his bell once more
To tell them when to do their chores
They now could hear and tell the time
Thanks to Clock and his bell's chimes
So on rang Clock, hour on hour
Over hurried people with faces dour
Smile-less rushing from house to employ
For Clock had brought time, but not so much joy
(From In The Sandbox: Poetry for the Child at Heart)