soon

toc ... tac..toc...tac

clock on the wall of the hall
A collectors thing, if restored.
Now a thing of beauty and functionality, showing it's age.
The other one on the wall in the kitchen
square faced.
Both french clocks, magnetigue
magnifique

Outside, the men are still building the road,
resurfacing with blocks of chinese granite,
turning the old street into a shopping mall
even if the town does not need two

The weather is dim and grey, flat and peaceful, the town is quiet now.

The door to the sons room is open now, a mess inside.
Computers and gadgets.

playing with old things that were others dreams once,
and are now of no value,
and the money that they cost will need to be earned again
to buy other things that will lose their value
soon