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Grandfather Clock
#RhythmsOfTime

I am the clock in the hall, the one that oversees all. Tall and old, big and bold I tick, tick, tick not missing a beat, hour by hour and then repeat. I count down every second and observe the happenings of my house. From the growth of the humans to that habits of a mouse. My favorite time in the evening is when the family gathers on the couch. They play games and there lives they talk about. Sit and laugh and talk it out. They ask questions like what is life really about and no one knows. I find that's the way it's meant to be, if humans knew the answer they would all live the same. is life really interesting that way? My gears spin and turn, as the sun rises and burns bright into the sky. At the 12 hour I sing a song, the only chances I get all day long. The littlest child, eyes full of wonder sits before me and...