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This was included in at least one of the [[Christmas cracker]]s that [[Linda (The Time of the Doctor)|Linda]] bought for [[Christmas]]. When [[Clara Oswald]] brought it to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in the [[Christmas (town)|town of Christmas]], he was hoping for a "Knock, knock" joke, and was disappointed by the bit of poetry. He claimed not to understand it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
This was included in at least one of the [[Christmas cracker]]s that [[Linda (The Time of the Doctor)|Linda]] bought for [[Christmas]]. When [[Clara Oswald]] brought it to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in the [[Christmas (town)|town Christmas]], he was hoping for a "Knock, knock" joke, and was disappointed by the bit of poetry. He claimed not to understand it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
 
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There is a version of a complete poem circulating the Internet, and while it is unconfirmed whether this is the complete poem, or who the actual author is, it reads as follows:{{TitleSort}}
 
For one the journey had just begun
 
Old but young his time to come
 
But soon enough the clock struck two
 
The face must change, the music must too
 
So two began
 
And played it cool
 
To some extent, he was a fool
 
But time, it waits
 
For no one now
 
The clock ticked on to three and how
 
A dandy time
 
Spent three in time
 
But the hour of four was soon to chime
 
The longest hour was spent at four
 
But soon enough the clock crept lower
 
The dance of four began to jive
 
Passing the floor from four to five
 
Five began with great aplomb
 
But time is like a ticking bomb
 
For five, the times, they went to fast
 
Soon six was blasting from the past
 
Six was fresh and played it well
 
But didn't hear the ringing bell
 
The chime that brought it to an end
 
Signalled seven to start it all again
 
Dear seven
 
He gave his all for what
 
The Time Lords time
 
It did just stop
 
The bell did toll
 
For eight once more
 
But not for long
 
In Gallifreyan lore
 
Like hands of ice
 
That were frozen in time
 
The clock thawed once more
 
And struck number nine
 
So short was the time
 
That the clock struck on nine
 
The adventures were cut short
 
In space and time
 
But the clock carried on
 
With a tick and a tock
 
And soon it was striking
 
Upon ten o'clock
 
The tenth hour was long
 
With a rich, honest glow
 
But ten's time was up
 
He just didn't want to go
 
But time waits for no man
 
Old one or young
 
And ten became eleven
 
The final countdown begun
 
And now it's time for one last bow
 
Like all your other selves
 
Eleven's hour is over now
 
The clock is striking twelve's


[[Category:Poetry]]
[[Category:Poetry]]

Latest revision as of 21:36, 3 September 2020

"Thoughts on a Clock" was a poem by Eric Ritchie Junior. An extract of it went:

And now it's time for one last bow
Like all your other selves
Eleven's hour is over now
The clock is striking twelve's.

This was included in at least one of the Christmas crackers that Linda bought for Christmas. When Clara Oswald brought it to the Eleventh Doctor in the town Christmas, he was hoping for a "Knock, knock" joke, and was disappointed by the bit of poetry. He claimed not to understand it. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)

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