Tick by tick ⏰ the moments flee,
Each a whisper, each a plea 🙏,
As fingers round the ring proceed,
Moments mark and ebb and flow ⌊.
Silent guardian of the wall 🕰️,
Witness of fall and rise of all 🌆,
Days that melt in noiseless
Nights that fold in tumbled nooks 🌃.
Faces come, and faces...