“Tick tock”, chides the clock
Keeping time for key and lock
As slowly they turn to rust and rock
The seconds linger
Like a finger
On a lover's lock
O God! Can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But A Dream Within a Dream?
Let those not leave
Who's heart would grieve
Nor mind and word reprieve
Without and to...