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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MANTEL CLOCK, by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER
First Line: A tireless servant of old time it stands
Last Line: To us it would be more than ornament.
Subject(s): Clocks; Old Age; Time
First Line: A tireless servant of old time it stands
Last Line: To us it would be more than ornament.
Subject(s): Clocks; Old Age; Time
A tireless servant of old Time it stands,
Holding its golden trust in frugal hands;
Could we the meaning of its heart-beats tell,
Or hear its voice—like to a soft-toned knell—
As all the sand in each hour-glass was spent,
To us it would be more than ornament.
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