'Twas later when the summer wentThan when the Cricket came—And yet we knew that gentle ClockMeant no
'Twas later when the summer wentThan when the Cricket came—And yet we knew that gentle ClockMeant nought but Going Home—'Twas sooner when the Cricket wentThan when the Winter cameYet that pathetic PendulumKeeps esoteric Time. -- source link
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