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Question: Do you have a "School House Clock"!?
School House Clock

Gummed up gears
antique
school house
clock
pendulum stopped
hourly chimes
silenced
arms of time
stilled
upon face
clock sits
waiting
to be wound
brass key
custom made
rests on shelf
untouched
simple insert
and twist
restores life
again
yet
there it still
sits
my gears are
gummed
have lost my
key
clock's face
can continue
to stare!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
time just clicks away as we grow!. i have an old clock called me!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Very dark! However, you are talking of millions who lost that key, and can do nothing but staring at the clock, waiting for the tick!. In fact, no one has the key, and nobody knows when the last tick is gonna be!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

My gears aren't gummed, they are totally stripped off!. The cogs have all worn round!. Wind my key and I am still worthless except as an antique!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

just the gummed up gearsWww@QuestionHome@Com

Sounds like an internal clock, ma!.

Succinct and telling!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Ma, reach for the key, turn and twist
Or you will never know what you've missed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yep my gears are gummed up as well!.!.Good comparing the old clock and ourselves!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No!.!.!.But Elvis sang Jailhouse Rock Ma!.!.!.!.

Just a passing thought!.!.!.heeeheeWww@QuestionHome@Com