time pieces

There was a time when our ancestors

do not have clocks on the wall

no alarm clocks that ring bells in the morning

or wrist watches to tell time

when to plant, when to harvest,

when to wake or when to go to slumber

When to dine and when to play

We look at the evolution of time

from the sundials, water and combustion clocks

when ancient people tried to measure time.

There were clocks on top of towers

to tell the masses when it's time

the train leaves and departs

when the market opens and closes

There were table clocks on top of fireplace mantles

and cuckoo clocks that made noises to alert us every hour.

There were pocket watches with chains that gentlemen used to wear

There were wrist watches women wear adorned with gems

I remember the 2 watches of my youth the most

I wore them for decades

The transparent but fun colorful watch I wore as a child everyday to school

and the tiny mother of pearl bracelet wrist watch so clean in design,

there are no lines or numbers

only hands that move to tell the hour and the minute

Now, we have watches in our phones and wrists that can do almost anything

but time as we know it is not what it seems

In the future, how will they measure it?