Student 4
Student 4: Ode to a Grandfather Clock
Keats' grandfather clock was rescued from a shipwreck.
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Gone through many things
Seen many sights
Felt many feelings
What is this amazing shadow
Sitting in the corner
Next to many memories
It watches as life goes by
Tick! Tock! Tick! Tock!
Everything is silent
But it will never stop
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No matter how many people
No matter how much time
It will always be there
Old and rusty
Still will never stop,
It will always Tick and Tock
Amazing looks, amazing sounds
Amazing history
The history of this treasure
Is truly beautiful.
Ship wrecked and damaged,
Still made it back home.
Back home to Keats,
As happy as time itself.
Tick! Tock! Tick! Tock!
Of course, it’s the clock
Looking out of the great window
That tells us everything about the past.
It has been round the world
From Britain
Ruined on the way
It managed to recover
However, not in time for Keats,
Not in time to see him
And make the time go faster.
It will never forget
And will always remember
The clock.