The Clock and the Clockmaker

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Brad Majors

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since 2001-04-03

Posts 2647
Georgia

0 posted 2003-01-31 02:57 PM

Don't you hear the sparrows
dying in the distance
from lack of breath

Breathless too I am it seems
I wondering where the clockmaker
has run off to
drunk on whiskey smoking his pipe
stroking his long white matted beard
while his clocks fall
lifeless

The hiddieous music of crashing
awakens him from slumber
brushing the clock off
winding it and falling back to sleep

I have crashed
fallen to the ground
laying on my back
my springs all unwound
praying the clockmaker
will come and save me from
this fine mess
but oh dear alass
I heard he fell of his chair
split open his head
and of course is dead

You can of course leave
a message
and the next available representative
will be with you as quickly
as possible

I am losing breath
faster
tick
tick
tic
ti
t
(silence)

Ask me about my book!

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

1 posted 2003-01-31 03:04 PM

I loved these lines:

"I have crashed
fallen to the ground
laying on my back
my springs all unwound"

I to have been unwound lately. Where oh where are our perspective clockmakers?

Great work, love the symbolism.

Susan

Brad Majors

Member Elite

since 2001-04-03

Posts 2647
Georgia

2 posted 2003-01-31 03:10 PM

thank you!

Goodknight
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since 2002-06-15

Posts 2386
Ohio, USA

3 posted 2003-01-31 03:32 PM

great poem Brad - a wonderful winding up and down story - Paul

Darksoul
Member

since 2003-01-31

Posts 61

4 posted 2003-01-31 04:46 PM

I really enjoyed this!

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

5 posted 2003-01-31 07:59 PM

Ok, what about your book?
Time waits for no one.
Not even the clockmaker
can escape the falling hands
of the master of all time.
Fate awaits.
Tick
tic
ti
t...

thanks for an interesting read

Alicethruglass
Member

since 2001-06-19

Posts 368

6 posted 2003-01-31 08:12 PM

"You can of course leave
a message
and the next available representative
will be with you as quickly
as possible"

I spent 5 hrs on an off waiting for the next representative of aol...this week

Alice

[This message has been edited by Alicethruglass (01-31-2003 08:20 PM).]

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

7 posted 2003-01-31 09:07 PM

OH WOW!! Much enjoyed the read!
~Hugs & Smiles, Nancy~

~Time has cast a spell on you,
So you won't ever forget me~

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

8 posted 2003-02-01 04:26 AM

interesting write...made me think, for sure...giggled when I invisioned Wile E Coyote (sp?) with one of his Acme contraptions...springs on feet...trying to get ahead...LOL

nevermind...just thinking out loud

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