Best Grandfather Clock Poems

Its sonorous tone has struck the hours for well over a hundred years,
But time hath surely taken its toll on its weary wheels and gears.
'Tis built of sturdy oak by craftsmen who took pride in their guild.
My old friend stands nigh seven feet tall and...

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By Curtis Johnson

In May of ‘63, daddy’s demise came early when he was only 58, leaving mama widowed at 35 with eleven minor children. Essentially stair steppers, our ages ranged from 9 months to 16 years.

I would be proud to own something that my father...

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I am quite annoyed by the ticking,
or perhaps it's called 'tocking,'
by the ever-present clicking
in a language known as 'clocking.'

Must Grandfather Time command my life?
He so rudely continues without a thought
that his hammering rhythm of strife
mocks the pulse of my human heart.

What a wild fantasy my...

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Like a venerable old sage the grandfather clock
Stands in the far corner of the room,
And day after day the clock would tic
Like the beating of the heart.

No matter what went on in the house 
It continued to keep perfect time,
And through the years it turned...

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Tick tock tick tock goes your clock
time passes and passes my time
tick tock, tick tock goes my life time
Quarter hour you sing a song
Every quarter you sing away the time
Chimes and ding dong on the hour
My power is fading with the sun set
Sing me a...

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(The Clock and The Reaper)

Time, the adamant adversary 
of all that breathes 
and all that can be personified
 but meets perish 
at the end of an arduous linger,
The crowns of eminent royalty,
 the sweat of the blue collared, 
and the blood of the encumbered poor,...

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An Antique Clock, a familiar place
Gathers dust -
and rust
But three gold chimes which hang lo' face
As Its hands go 'round
Familiar sound repeats
The pendulum, "to -fro, to - fro"
of-time, out-of-rhyme
Honestly - slo'!
ten minutes?
A top o'clock, a world of stars       ...

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Swish thud goes the pendulum,
Giving every second significance,
With each moment as important.

Taking me into myself, for myself,
Able to access my abstraction,
Feeling my own presence positively.

The beats remind me of my heartbeat,
There, but not visible: just by intelligence;
Only these clocks emphasise the seconds.

Tradition can stink, but...

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GRANDFATHER CLOCK

christmas eve
old hall clock chimes twelve
this silent rush...

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A grandfather clock sure is grand
Chime the time, on an antique stand  
But if late you get 
There's one sure bet
That old clock won't give you a hand!...

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Grandfather Clock
             (A Variation on a Triolet)

     When I was young, not four foot tall,
     My Grandpa’s clock I remember well
    ...

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   Dusty elegance
   the grandfather clock has failed
   hypnotic and slow
   Where did the time go?
   memory which brought your voice
   Last tick and last tock ?
   Gold-plated numbers
  ...

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An old pal of mine standing nigh seven feet tall,
Basks in regal splendor against the wall.
He's well over one hundred and fifty years old.
Could he speak, Oh! The tales to be told!

That old friend that in my home doth dwell,
Is a stately grandfather clock with...

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Thrown on a heap
   Of rubbish 
Beyond the reach 
   Of a little child 
The old grandfather clock 
   Lying on its side,
And how he longed 
   To look once more 
At the strange mechanism 
 ...

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Tick, Tock, Tick..
The pendulum swings back
And drains away
Another drop 
Of my sanity 
Tock, Tick, Tock..
The pendulum swings forth
And drains away
Another drop
Of my mind
Tick, Tock, Tick..
How long must I stare?
Until it all stops?
Until I am freed?
Until next time I’ll stand?
Tock, Tick, Tock..
My mind is a prison
Yet...

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