As I sit beside my tranquil pond,
And gaze into its pristine depths...

Clever are you, clever man, (7)
How many things you know! (6...

A man who wears a watch most surely prays
Devoutly to the gods the gods would mock...

Midnight, mind your own affairs! I resent
Your nightly footfalls in the clock, sneaking...

Tick-tock goes the midnight ticker,
Falter candle, courage flicker...