Saturday, March 16, 2019

Tick Tock, Tick Tock/dVerse -- Pantoum

Tick Tock, Tick Tock

Because life is cyclical
It often seems we have seen it before
Been there before
Heard it before

It often seems we have seen it before
Time repeats over and over
We have heard it before
Never knowing the beginning or ending

Time repeats over and over
Tick tock, tick tock
Never knowing the beginning or ending
Life is like the alligator who swallowed the clock

Tick tock, tick tock
The sounds are clear as he approaches
Tick tock, tick, tock
Nearer and nearer

Tick tock, tick tock
Each year we celebrate the same old holidays
Tick tock, tick tock
The year begins with New Year’s Day

Tick tock, tick tock
The year ends with New Year’s Eve
Tick tock, tick tock
The same with each day and each week

Life slips through the hourglass
The past dissolves
The future is now
Tick tock, tick tock


March 16, 2019

4 comments:

robkistner said...

I really really like this piece Annell! The ongoing repetition of tick tock tick tock is hypnotic, captivating, and very ominous. You have tucked in some great rhymes throughout, even a little Disney! This is a wonderful bit of work - and Peter Pan changed this confused little 6-year-old boy’s life when I saw it in 1953... never forget it!

Vivian Zems said...

This was quite hypnotic with the tick-tock. Good one!

Victoria Ceretto-Slotto said...

So true. In my daily routine, it seems like I've just done what I did the day before. Dizzying.

ayala said...

One day melts into another...good piece.

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