Time
The tracking of the sun as it moved across the sky
Was something that the ancients did their best to try.
The shadow from the gnomen moved around the face
So time can be determined when the sundial is in place.
It had a disadvantage though, when the sun has gone,
Though you cannot track it, time is going on!
The water clock could measure how the time progressed
The constant rate of water flow had to be assessed!
Then there was the glass they used to measure every hour
And if you were there to turn it then you were a star!
Then there were the candles they could calibrate
With markings for each hour. The burn a constant rate.
Clockwork with a pendulum became the latest thing
And the world rejoiced at the precision it could bring!
Now we are more accurate with electricity
With every new invention how clever we can be!
Now we have this accuracy, lateness is a crime.
So are we any better off as simple slaves of time?
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