Time is measured
by the beats of a clock.
Seconds.
Minutes.
Hours.
Days.
Months.
Years.
Time means different things to different people.
It can refer to a tempo in a piece of music, an expression of multiplication, an event, a prison sentence, a life time, the conditions of an era and so on.
My husband is a writer and poet. He writes about time — time past, time future but rarely the present time. He finds the tick and tock of a clock relaxing. The Westminster Chimes on our grandfather clock sound every quarter hour, with the great bell every hour.
I've gotten used to the sounds over the years and I think I would miss the beats and off beats if they were gone.
I own many clocks. Many. I haven't counted. Not one clock shows the same time.
Some are wind up clocks with weights and chains and that need to be wound with a key. Several are more modern and require battery changes twice a year - spring ahead, fall back. One is a digital projection clock for the ceiling. I also own a few pocket watches, and some vintage wrist watches.
The pictured clock was given to my husband by our son and his son. They built it together and painted it as a Father's Day gift. It hangs proudly in our "green" room.
