The clock chimes nine
A plan in motion

Life lived and left
Lost loves lie lit
and illuminated in
The lanterns of memory

The clock chimes ten
A decision decided

Friendship, both fresh and fought for
Forever lasting yet found
only in few and far between
fond places

The clock chimes eleven
An end draws near

Droughts of long done days
Do drift through the distant eyes
Of a dazzled dreamer
Dancing down the path

The clock chimes twelve
A goodbye has come