Comment from Heather Knight

Exceptional

I can relate to the sentiment expressed here. Sometimes we love certain objects for their sentimental value.
I love the way this is written and it's also humorous.
Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2023

Thank you so much for your review and your very generous rating which I truly value. I'm so happy you enjoyed it. Best wishes Debbie

Comment from TPAC

Excellent

A great piece, containing a delightful mixture of ingredients for its stir, captivating concepts evolved under strong well defined poetic structuring I found appealing to interests. I flowed with nods during the course of its read: until last segment. Lost me. Still a great poem.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2023

Thank you so much for your lovely review and full, constructive comments. Was it anything to do with me saying that, although my love affair with the clock is still strong, it certainly tests my patience with its quirks? But if fire broke out, it would be the first to be saved. Hope this helps. Best wishes Debbie

Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)

Excellent

Nice poem. A well-deserved winner. My parents have a half-grandfather clock that shows all the mechanisms of its working. The only problem, it no longer works. Nevertheless, when the time comes, I will be taking over custodianship of it for the duration of my life as I find it such a thing of beauty. kay

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2023

Thank you so much for your lovely review, rating and comments. It's a funny thing about these old timers but you do get very attached and when they stop working it bothers you although you tell yourself you're being silly... Best wishes Debbie

Comment from Faith Williams

Excellent

Congratulations on your win, Debbie. Your rhyme and meter are wonderful and your love for the clock shines through. I particularly liked the line, 'With ailing cogs and movement frail
And rhythmic beat no more.
Congratulations again!

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2023

Thank you so much for your lovely review, rating and comments which are all very valued by me. Best wishes, Debbie

Comment from BermyBye50

Excellent

Debbie D'Arcy,

This is an excellent entry in the An object contest. It begins with a profound memory honoring your father. It is a write that expresses warm sentiment and paints a picture full of a treasured clock.

All the best,

Eugene

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2023

Thank you so much Eugene for your lovely review, rating and comments. Much appreciated. Best wishes Debbie

Comment from rspoet

Exceptional

Hello Debbie,
This is a marvelous poem with exact rhymes and smooth meter.
The theme is "timeless."
What better companion, than a clock with so many memories.
Well worth the expense.
Nice little touch in the end stanza.
Best wishes.
Robert

 Comment Written 15-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2023

Thank you so much for this lovely review and generous rating. Your comments are so valuable to me. Best wishes, Debbie

Comment from Mary Shifman

Excellent

I loved this poem when I read it in the voting booth. It is charming and rhymes beautifully. You do a great job with imagery and rhythm, too. I wish I had a six for you.

 Comment Written 15-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 16-Apr-2023

Thank you so much for a lovely review and even the thought of a six is flattery enough. Best wishes, Debbie

reply by Mary Shifman on 16-Apr-2023

You are welcome.

Comment from G0dd0ll

Excellent

I like this. You did a fine job, it flows very nicely. The rhymes are good too. I feel it could have gone on a bit more but that's just my opinion. Kudos. Nicely written.

 Comment Written 15-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 15-Apr-2023

Thank you so much for your lovely review and rating. It's encouraging that you thought it could go on a little more...watch this space (not really!) Best wishes, Debbie

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

What a great poem, well rhymed and metered and tells an endearing story. Plus you added some wordplay using clock words which are puns as in "minute defeats" and "hands down." I can see why this won!!
Congratulations!!

 Comment Written 14-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 15-Apr-2023

Bless you, thank you so much for such a lovely eye-catching review. Am delighted you enjoyed it and got the wordplay (which might well have been missed by others). Did you notice that the hands on the pic were pointing down to 6.30, my clock actually obliging me for once? Also, and this has caused me some worry, my finger must have slipped on your rating which I hope has now been corrected (but am never sure an edit in the review gets received). Many thanks again. Take care, Debbie

Comment from Tansy Roekaerts

Excellent

I absolutely love the way the authors love for the object connects her with her love for her father. The personification of the object's defects "scornes the ..when it works" feels like an affectionate emotional recall of her dad. Very heart wrenching and clever. Cadence and rhymes are excellent however in the first stanza, syntactically the last 2 verses I have trouble with. "Its cogs ailing from dust and rust, it beat rhythmically no more " or something else
Whirrs is a sound .anyway minor. Fantastic poem

 Comment Written 14-Apr-2023

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reply by the author on 15-Apr-2023

Thank you so much for such a thorough and lovely review. I'll revisit that line. Am so delighted you enjoyed. Best wishes, Debbie