.
A typical Deutsche Bahn railway station clock: photo by Etan J. Tal, 6 September 2002
The two o'clock quake rocked the clock
a sharp jolt followed by a slow shaking rumble
and out popped the bird
The eight o'clock quake said double trouble
just under us, just underlining the obvious
but the clock? kept on running, and the cats
chased that bird back to slumberland.
Later the driver had to stop the bus
twice, not for geology
but for the dotty old dame in the electric chair who rides
to the end of the line and back again
every night, demanding
the driver stop and roll out the apparatus
every time. It's all just for fun. The bird goes in
and out of the clock. Random stops.
Everyone either not noticing or pretending not
to notice. All these little
shocks.
a sharp jolt followed by a slow shaking rumble
and out popped the bird
The eight o'clock quake said double trouble
just under us, just underlining the obvious
but the clock? kept on running, and the cats
chased that bird back to slumberland.
Later the driver had to stop the bus
twice, not for geology
but for the dotty old dame in the electric chair who rides
to the end of the line and back again
every night, demanding
the driver stop and roll out the apparatus
every time. It's all just for fun. The bird goes in
and out of the clock. Random stops.
Everyone either not noticing or pretending not
to notice. All these little
shocks.
Bristol bus station clocks: photo by Rob Brewer, 2005
Early cuckoo clock, Black Forest, 1760-1780 (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Furtwangen)
No comments:
Post a Comment