Desk Clock
Desk Clock
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Chatter the teeth of the big yellow clock,
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Or the spines of a porcupine knitting a sock,
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Or the nails of a grizzly bear picking a lock,
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Or the claws of a lobster repairing the dock,
Tick, tock, tick, tock
Or the feet of an ant highway transporting stock.
Tick, tock, tick, tock
My new teacher gave me this big yellow clock,
Tick, tock, tick, tock
To help me work faster, but I think it might not.
Maybe this works for some kids, but it didn’t help mine.
© Elizabeth Steinglass, all rights reserved, 2015
Love all those ticky-tocky, clicky-clocky sounds. My kids hated to have the timer going. It just gave them anxiety!
I feel the same way when there is a timer ticking. Thanks for sharing this poem.
Too much fun! Love the ticky-tocky rhymes!
Really cute and fun poem, Liz!