Moments Poem by Clive Culverhouse

tick tock tick tock
it's a terrible thing
it's a break in the storm
for the thunder to sing

tick tock tick tock
it's a terrible thing
it's a light without warmth
for the snow in the spring

there's that clown in your eyes
the one who's smile has gone
upped and ran in the night
when the whispers began

a little more time
a little more light
a run in the air
to free stars trapped in night

tick tock tick tock
it's a terrible thing
all the days that have gone
with the moment there's been