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Some Time

I feel the clock
as it begins to unwind
Tick tock, tick tock
another second behind

Springs and sprockets 
intricately interconnected
Tick talk, tick t a l k
My slow down unexpected

Pendulum swinging
from side to side
Ticktock,ticktock
Not swinging nearly as wide

The Cuckoo is coming
It will stick out it’s head
Tick tock, tick talk
I can’t remember what I said

Ding dong, ding dong
The chimes are ringing
Tick tock, tock tock
What will time be bringing?

The hands keep moving
around the round face
Tick tock, tick tock
Connecting me to this place!

I search for the key
can this clock be rewound?
Tick tick, talk stick
It’s nowhere to be found......

Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2018

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 3/13/2019 5:34:00 PM Hello Richard, I like the sound of the clock going tick tock all evening long. Have a nice evening my friend. Login to Reply

Vladislav Raven Date: 10/20/2018 1:06:00 PM Hi Richard, your creativity sings again in this fun write on time. Your imaginative pieces never fail to delight the reader. I love the content and the creative slant you bring to your work. May your pen ever run gold my friend. Have a wonderful weekend. Your friend always....Mike. Login to Reply

Maxie Macdonald Date: 9/5/2018 1:23:00 AM I loved that :) Well written Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 9/5/2018 7:12:00 AM Thanks Maxie.

Mayur Choudhari Date: 8/27/2018 7:21:00 AM A pleasure to read Richard. Wonderful. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/27/2018 7:32:00 AM Thanks Mayur.

Viv Wigley Date: 8/22/2018 10:44:00 PM Indeed, we think it stops sometimes, but still moves, we slow it by inactivity and speed it up when busy. We live in illusion, time just keeps a rollin' on.... fine verse, Richard. Regards, Viv Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/23/2018 7:15:00 AM Thanks Viv.

Mike Grant Date: 8/22/2018 10:43:00 PM My grandma had a cuckoo clock. It was one of my fondest memories growing up. Nice job! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/23/2018 8:25:00 AM Thanks Mike.

Adeniji Toluwalope Gideon Date: 8/22/2018 5:51:00 PM Dear friend Richard, thanks for feeding my sight with such beauty after a long vacation from Poetrysoup. Your use of audio devices is unparalleled. I see onomatopoeia crying aloud in the lines. Much love, Adeniji Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/23/2018 8:30:00 AM Thanks for your visits.

Jasmine Koria Date: 8/22/2018 5:11:00 PM This is a marvelous piece, Richard. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/23/2018 8:34:00 AM Thanks Jasmine.

Brandy Nicole Date: 8/21/2018 10:56:00 PM Take your time Richard, when you have time. :) Even though we can't make moments slow down, sometimes we have to slow down. Sometimes- we don't have a choice. Such is life. I love the humor around these words of truth. ~ Brandy Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/23/2018 8:39:00 AM Great comment!

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/21/2018 8:49:00 PM Yes, yes. We slow down. Slower and slower. … Whatever was the hurry, anyway … Nice one, Richard! ~ gw Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/22/2018 8:45:00 AM Thanks for the visits Gershon.

Vegter Papyrus Date: 8/21/2018 12:45:00 PM Only thing that i know is, it never remains stagnant. It has a job to do with or without us. Memories are the "Only" way time stands still. No one ages in thoughts... Made me think. Always good to read your work! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/22/2018 8:38:00 AM Well said Keith.

Winged Warrior Date: 8/21/2018 12:51:00 AM Time for a new ticker lol...but great poem my friend...love & time...^WW^ Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/21/2018 8:20:00 AM Thanks :0)

Lyric Man Date: 8/20/2018 7:25:00 PM Oh, you Master Poet. You clever wit. To play of the fanciful tick-tock, but realize coo-coo or not, you can neither stop or escape its rush of reality.. and should I add, finality! Brilliant piece, Richard! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/21/2018 8:20:00 AM Thanks my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 8/20/2018 12:25:00 PM Hello Richard, what are you going you going to do ,now that you lost the key to the clock? I like this poem. Have a nice day my friend. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/21/2018 7:59:00 AM Thanks :0)

Emile Pinet Date: 8/20/2018 10:19:00 AM The image is clear and the theme is constant throughout the piece. Your poem falls within the category of fanciful and imaginative; armed with an energy of its own that propels it into our sphere of reality. Emile. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/21/2018 7:53:00 AM Thanks Emile.

Eve Roper Date: 8/19/2018 7:57:00 PM I bought a coco clock a few years back a gift for my husband.. so he keeps it in tip top condition :( until he went into the hospital and it was in my care .. It had stopped and I moved the hands back to reset it ... now its 6 chimes fast :( Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/20/2018 8:40:00 AM I too wouldn’t know what to do. ThNks for the visit.

Juli- Michelle Date: 8/19/2018 3:29:00 PM "tick talk" may be one of the best play on words I've seen in a long time. A great write, Richard! Love, Juli-Michelle Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/20/2018 8:40:00 AM Thanks Julia Michelle.

Lawrence Sharp Date: 8/19/2018 12:20:00 PM Fantastic piece. Very cleverly worded and, appropriately enough, perfectly paced. For what it's worth, I share your horror. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/21/2018 7:34:00 AM Thanks Lawrence.

Sunlite Wanter Date: 8/19/2018 11:04:00 AM Very much fun to read, though it's more truth than fun. I have a birthday tomorrow, and am soooo aware that the clock can't be turned back. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/19/2018 11:34:00 AM True that. I’m still good as long as I avoid reflective surfaces!

Vijay Pandit Date: 8/19/2018 9:18:00 AM Yes--it's hard to find them now. They are so much a part of life! Unique theme, Richard. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/19/2018 10:34:00 AM Thanks Vijay.

Sand Blown Date: 8/19/2018 8:59:00 AM "...tick talk..." very nice Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/19/2018 9:17:00 AM Thanks Sand. :0)