alternative clocks

having looked at all seven

clocks in my house.

hanging on the walls,

or blinking

brightly in red on the stove,

and elsewhere.

i wonder why they're all off

by a few minutes or

so.

some by a full hour.

but they're close enough.

i see that the sun is up.

so it must be time to rise

and shine

and get to work.

when it's dark.

sleep after food, a book

some time

with the tv and maybe

if betty comes over,

a pre-bedtime drink.