The Clock and I

Comparing myself to a clock. Photo belongs to Google, Public Domain

The Clock and I

Clocks tick along and have a cheerful chime.

We count on them to measure daily time.

As life goes by they chime and tick and talk.

Until the goo of life just makes them balk.

I work away and sing a cheerful song.

Yes, you can count on me to go along.

As life goes by you'll find me on the net.

Unless some goo of life gets me to fret.

When life demands you get an early start.

Just wind and set a clock to do it's part.

It's cheerful chime will start you on your day.

So work gets done and you'll have time to play.

Count on me to help you start your day.

Just let me know the part that I should play.

I'm glad to be of service if I can

And help you to accomplish all you plan.

A ticking clock will soothe a frightened pup.

And I have ways to soothe when you're wound up.

Just come with jangled nerves, lay on my breast.

And I'll caress and soothe you while you rest. 

Be careful not to wind us up too tight.

When springs get sprung it's not a pretty sight.

Be gentle with your winding, then you'll be

Rewarded for your care of clock and me.

Reviews

[Kim]

This is so wonderful, and so poetic, Love the flow and rhyme scheme. Awesome write!

[MsMermaid]

So wonderful of you to come in, read and leave a review. So complimentary. I enjoy doing challenge poetry. It sparks my imagination. This poem was written as an answer to a challenge in another poetry group I used to belong to until MSN stopped hosting poetry groups... anyway we were to choose an inanimate object to compare ourselves with. I was the only one that chose a clock.

[Kesav Easwaran]

A beautiful write on the continuity of life...admirable use of the clock symbol in this write...let the ‘clock’ move along its windings, its own way...every life should carry hope and goodwill...the pup allegory reads nice...excellent, well rhyming well crafted poem, MsMermaid!