Poem 470 – Back on Track

Today the clocks all say different times,
My sense of moment has been totally scrambled.
My brain is slightly discombobulated,
My words are coming out confused and jumbled.

The only saving grace is in the bathroom,
Where last autumn I forgot to change the clock,
Since then its screen has been an hour out,
But now I find it is, at last, tip-top!

Very bleary today after the switch to British Summer Time. It would be today that I had a delivery slot scheduled for between 7.30-9am – that’s 6.30-8am in yesterday’s time… Yuk.
(30.03.25)

© Ben Quant 2025
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash

Poem 469 – BST

Tonight, a theft,
As time is taken,
Some sixty minutes of
Sleep deprivation.

Swiped from under
Our weary eyes.
Predictable,
Yet still a surprise.

But do not fear,
This thief relents,
Each and every year,
And pays recompense!

Don’t forget the clocks go forward tonight (in the UK). Who will turn up an hour later for church tomorrow!…
(29.03.25)

© Ben Quant 2025
Photo by Brooke Campbell on Unsplash