This clock that sits on the living room wall no longer chimes

Face of porcelain, a picture of old days painted on it

Antique, no longer polished, but neglected

The weights missing as it passed through generations

Gear needing oil and tender loving care

Urgency to be brought back to life to chime once again

All the parts are in tack

Stories this old clock could tell,

As it ticked and tocks, chimed on the hour

Pull the chain back down and start again

No electricity to make 24 hours pass

Only gears that turn and twist by seconds, minutes, hours

Like most things, time runs slow, then out

Gears get rusty, slowly stop running, one day it stops at 10 minutes to 5

No longer in motion too tired to chime, quietly sitting on the wall waiting

For someone to restore the old clock

Repair the weights, oil the gears, polish the face let it shine once again

Talk to it about the old days, clean and shiny like new again

Admire the timepiece of elderly style that chimes once more

Brought back to life with tender loving care

Image by stevendepolo via Flickr

Image by stevendepolo via Flickr

Image by stevendepolo via Flickr