I AM glad God saw Death And gave Death a job taking care of all who are tired of living: When all the wheels in a clock are worn and slow and the connections loose And the clock goes on ticking and telling the wrong time from hour to hour And people around the house joke about what a bum clock it is, How glad the clock is when the big Junk Man drives his wagon Up to the house and puts his arms around the clock and says: "You don't belong here, You gotta come Along with me," How glad the clock is then, when it feels the arms of the Junk Man close around it and carry it away. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 27. LOVE, AND NEVER FEAR by THOMAS CAMPION THE BLUE AND THE GRAY by FRANCIS MILES FINCH A BROOK IN THE CITY by ROBERT FROST WINTER HEAVENS by GEORGE MEREDITH GRISELDA: CHAPTER 2 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE REAR GUARD by IRENE FOWLER BROWN |