1928 - Alderson High School - 1968

 

 

The Clock on Grandfather's Wall

William Ward - July 20, 2018

I remember when I was very young,
Going to see my grandfather with Mom,
And seeing the old clock on the wall that hung,

Hearing it's sound that soothed like a balm.

Being where my mother grew up,
Was an odd feeling to say the least,
Seeing the farm and the land and the animals close up,
Strangely had put me at ease.

Gathering 'round the old kitchen table,
Laden heavy with old country cooked food,
My Grandfather giving the Blessing if he was able,
Everyone talking and in a good mood.

But at night is when I could hear the tick tock,
Of that old timepiece hanging in the hall,
Memories can be built on a clock,
The Clock on Grandfather's Wall.

© 2014 William M. Ward

 
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