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Changing the Clocks

Certain clocks obeyed By springing forward on their own – The ones on the computer Or the TV or the phone. But my old-fashioned watch Required a turning of the stem And clocks around the house Needed assistance changing them. Our Subaru was trickiest Though after several tries The dashboard showed the time On which our traveling relies. We’re all caught up now for a while Until the next date when It’s time to fall behind and then We’ll do it all again.

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Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/9/2020 2:07:00 PM

Although Hawai'i does not participate in such nonsense (neither does Fort Apache Indian Reservation), we do have power outages which require digging out manuals to re-set clocks. Well caught and reported! Aloha! Rico

John Watt

Date: 3/9/2020 11:21:00 AM

Ilene, I just love how you dignify these commonplace events with your inimitable style and wit! Fun verse here about something most of us can relate to. I agree that the car is the hardest one - hard to find the right buttons! ~ John

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 3/8/2020 8:08:00 PM

I can relate - changing the time on my coffee maker is the trickiest for me! I really like the flow of your rhymes on this too :)

Jan Allison

Date: 3/8/2020 6:43:00 PM

Another everyday observation put into your wonderful rhyming style:-) we don't turn the clocks forward here until 29th March - I find it upsets my body clock not to mention all the other clocks that need to be changed manually!!! But I can now do the mircowave one without the instruction booklet lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta
Date: 3/9/2020 2:05:00 PM

Well done! Wish I could!