steadfast watch from the writer’s tower
time ticks
too fast
toward its endgame bomb
boom
no life escapes that room
boom
then doom
or nothing
or a room
boom
the living colors
of the clock
face
outward
but
the clock does its ticking
inside
the weathering
withering
heat
beats
you have yours
I have mine
watches, I mean
time ticks for everyone
boom
still, ticking
mine
in beats profound
gifts
wrapped in crimson ribbons
rhythms
flow
from a faithful tower
full
the watch
watches
the pen
records the beats
in words
profound
found
only by one quick on the uptick
of time
the writer
watches
watches
tick
in aging towers
boom
~
Words and Photography ©2019 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
Posted in poetry & free verse.
tanyacliff.com 
Wonderful flow throughout this verse, Tanya.
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Thank you, Hélène! I am glad you liked the beats. It was a fun piece to write. 💕
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Oh, beautiful Tanya! Love it! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you, Jonathan! You put a smile on my face. It was a fun piece to write. 😊
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Evocative!
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Thank you! It felt vivid through the writing, and I am glad that came across on the page. 😊
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Absolutely!
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😊
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The rhythm is wonderful.❤️
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Thank you, Kathy! I am glad you enjoyed the beats of this one. 💕
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Beautiful piece mate ✔️ 💯
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Thank you, Nirant! That means a lot to me. 😊
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Pleasure always for ur work ☺️
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I keep running out of time. sigh.
wonderful post.
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Thank you, Jim! We can’t hang on to time. That is for sure. Keep warm this weekend. 😊
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Very good, dangerous things, watches!
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Thank you, Bill! They can be. 😂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Be sure and explore Tanya’s Archives too!
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Thank you, Chuck! I appreciate the share and the kind words. 😊
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
TIME FOR A POEM WITHOUT OBVIOUS RHYME…BUT A LOT OF SENSE!
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Thank you for the share and kind comments, Jonathan! 😊
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Like the rhythm! Did you ever rap?
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Only in my bedroom behind closed doors where no one can hear me. 😂
Glad you liked my beats! Thank you!
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I grew up sharing a room w my brother in the 80’s. His half was all hip hop including graffiti on the walls, mine was covered in punk and thrash posters. I DID get a good education of the rap from the ground up. Some rappers really ARE gifted poets with amazing wordplay, internal rhyme, complex poetic structures. The “boom” in your poem just took me back to the classic “orchestra hit” that DJ’S used. You have a gift with the sound of words.
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Well, thank you again, and I am glad the piece took you back to something fun! 😊
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