Saturday November 5 2016  FALL BACK

 

THE HANDS OF TIME

Kathleen Martens

November, 5, 2016

http://www.visionsofpoetry.com

 

Thank goodness for husbands

Who listen to the news

To remind us old folks

The clock turns back at 2:00.

 

Nothing worse than forgetting

To change the old clock hands

That faithfully ticks in the hall

Its grandfatherly commands.

 

And the clock in the dressing room

That circle each hour each day

Its hands must be manually moved

To proceed correctly on their way.

 

And the clock my son made

That hangs proudly on the library wall

It too must be synchronized

Or tomorrow, today’s commands recall.

 

And then the little bird clock

The chirps on each hour

Must be hand coordinated

As they have no WiFi power.

 

And my windup watch

That sits patiently in a drawer,

Will continue on its merry way

Until I wear it once more.

 

And I must not forget the car

Which I learn anew each time

How to reset the dashboard lights

So the hour will read just fine.

 

And the microwave is so old

New numbers must be put in

So that I can stay on track

And correctly my timer end.

 

 

And then all the computers,

The smart phones and T.V.

Fortunately have a better memory

And at 2:00 am will be set free.

 

More than likely there’s another clock,

But I can’t remember where,

And someday when I least expect it

Its face will give me a stare.

 

REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR TONIGHT!

GOOD NIGHT!  HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP IN THE MORNING!