Tick Tock
Kevin Anderson 1965 (Ill)
I met her along time ago
She wasn't for me and I said to her no
I don't own a clock, therefore, I had no time
Tick tock on your way, I will not chime
I seen her with another hanging on the wall
She looked the same but different; I asked her to call
I sat by the phone, day in and day out
She's going to call, I have no doubt
My clock is not working because her call never came
Tick tock tick tock, she must have forgotten my name
My new clock, I showed her, it had the days of the week
She said, the long hand and the short hand for us will never meet
Had I taken the time a long time ago
Our hands would have came together every hour or so
We'd be on time, she'd ring and I'd chime
Too bad, I didn't have a clock or the time
About this poem
Timing is and timing was abject harmony.
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Submitted by mr_kevin.anderson on December 25, 2021
Modified by mr_kevin.anderson on January 14, 2022
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX AABB |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 739 |
| Words | 161 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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