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the king keeps locked his favorite clock, that can’t keep time at all.
He winds it up and sure enough, it howls the morning through.
At half past morn it beeps its horn, and blows its whistle too.

At lunch it moos, an hour or two, and sometimes hums Ive heard.
Or just goes La-la-la-la la, when it forgets the words.
One tardy dawn, half past a yawn, a clockdoc came to town!
The clock meowed, the clockdoc vowed hed fix it here and now.

Its not the hands, its not the springs, its not the pendulum that swings.
You have a clock without a tock. Ill teach it a few things!
Time is rhyme; clocks must chime; not clip or clop or knock.
Starting now, no more meow, a proper clock tick tocks!

On Valentines, it rings its chimes, its always right on time.
And for just a penny, it recites a nursery rhyme!
You would be so proud of it. It ticks and tocks at last!
Standing in the courtyard, signing autographs.

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The Grandfather Clock

Contributed by softerware on Monday, 27th January 2020 @ 04:16:18 PM in AEST
Topic: ChildrensPoetry

In the bottom of the castle, down a narrow hall,
the king keeps locked his favorite clock, that can’t keep time at all.
He winds it up and sure enough, it howls the morning through.
At half past morn it beeps its horn, and blows its whistle too.

At lunch it moos, an hour or two, and sometimes hums Ive heard.
Or just goes La-la-la-la la, when it forgets the words.
One tardy dawn, half past a yawn, a clockdoc came to town!
The clock meowed, the clockdoc vowed hed fix it here and now.

Its not the hands, its not the springs, its not the pendulum that swings.
You have a clock without a tock. Ill teach it a few things!
Time is rhyme; clocks must chime; not clip or clop or knock.
Starting now, no more meow, a proper clock tick tocks!

On Valentines, it rings its chimes, its always right on time.
And for just a penny, it recites a nursery rhyme!
You would be so proud of it. It ticks and tocks at last!
Standing in the courtyard, signing autographs.

Copyright Â© softerware ... [ 2020-01-27 16:16:18]
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Re: The Grandfather Clock (User Rating: 1 )
by Invierno on Monday, 27th January 2020 @ 08:15:09 PM AEST
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A poem requiring genuflection. I/'/ve read it a few times and though I like it quite a lot, I have a few more reads ahead to understand it as I wish to.

It/'/s a nice surprise to see you here! I myself haven/'/t been here in some time, so I was amazed a bit to see you just submitted. We are heeled on each on the in the line up.

I pray you are well and am grateful to read your effort which is, as always, above par and sparkling with brilliance. When I grow up, I hope to have nth of your talent.

Mike

Re: The Grandfather Clock (User Rating: 1 )
by speedy on Monday, 27th January 2020 @ 08:26:31 PM AEST
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Reading this reminds me of my childhood. The moo of cows, the meow of cats, crop stride of the horses. We were farm children, raised by Mum on a hobby farm with a whole menagerie of animals.
It/'/s comforting.

Beautiful write.

Hannah B

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