something odd
was happening
to all the clocks
yesterday afternoon
none of them ticked
they fell silent
time seemed to be
in suspended animation
hours went by
without a minute of notation

father time had decided
to have a little timeout
as he'd been busy
keeping time for eons of years
we all wondered
when he'd resume
his time keeping duties
the old fellow
had become somewhat tired
with keeping the 24/7 time cycle everyday

out of his slumber
he did finally arise
to start the motion of time
before the darkness of night
fell upon our eyes