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Original: Poetry: Written In Haste!

  • May. 8th, 2022 at 10:21 PM

Title: Written In Haste!
Fandom: Original
Rating: G
Length: 147 words
Summary:
Life is governed by the time

The clock by my bed shrills to me to get up
The clock in the kitchen says I can have one more cup
The clock in the bathroom yells I lingered o’er my tea
The clock by the front door screams time I should flee

The clock in my car is still set to GMT
‘Cos changing the time is by far beyond me
The clock at the station says that all is not fine
The trains are all late for there’s leaves on the line

The clock in the office has hands which seem slow
I keep looking and longing for the time when I can go
The clock on the church tower reminds me that I’m
One amongst many, a victim of time

But now that I’m home again at my clocks I shall scoff
It’s over for ever, because, guess what, I’ve clocked off!

Comments

reeby10: 'don't worry what people think they don't do it very often' in grey with 'think' and 'often' in red (Default)
[personal profile] reeby10 wrote:
May. 11th, 2022 05:03 pm (UTC)
What a wonderful poem! I love the line The clock in the office has hands which seem slow // I keep looking and longing for the time when I can go :)
smallhobbit: (Default)
[personal profile] smallhobbit wrote:
May. 11th, 2022 05:36 pm (UTC)
Thank you very much. I had a feeling those lines might resonate with others!
ideare: (Default)
[personal profile] ideare wrote:
May. 23rd, 2022 08:04 pm (UTC)
i really enjoyed this! it makes me smile at how relatable it is.
i really like the repetition of "the clock" in the first stanza, and then how it switches to every other line in the second and third stanzas, and then switches to the end of the lines in the final couplet.
smallhobbit: (Default)
[personal profile] smallhobbit wrote:
May. 23rd, 2022 08:34 pm (UTC)
Thank you very much. I'm delighted you found it both relatable and liked the format of the poem.

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