Time capers around
-never a sound!-
and grabs you when
you least expect:

A bell to chime;
A phone to ring;
A thunderbolt clear
from the blue!

Time snakes its slow way
-takes the whole day!-
and bores you when
you most dread:

A final exam;
A queue to pay taxes;
A long slow chat with
your boss.

Time jumps up to leave
-you could hardly conceive!-
running away just
when:

You get your first kiss;
Make the dean's list;
Life seems all right again.