The Clock That Autumn Winds

School is like a clock that stops In vacation time. —Tick, tock; tick, tock— A sing-song rhyme. Every school day is a minute. This clock has long minutes in it! In vacation time it stops! Not a sound at all!— Not a tick, not a tock! —Hanging on the wall Waits the clock until Fall finds it, Stands upon a chair and winds it!