THE CUCKOO CLOCK

Every hour of every day as of it was a cue 
Out of a clock in the kitchen he went cuckoo 
We've had that clock for many a year 
Never once did the cuckoo fail to appear 

It was on the 3rd of May things began to change
The cuckoo in the clock started to act strange 
Every hour he came out as many times before 
Instead of a cuckoo sound we heard a snore 

Was the cuckoo telling us he was really tired 
A loose connection perhaps needs to be rewired
The snore was soon replaced by a whine 
What was happening to this clock of mine ?

We both decided the cuckoo clock had its day 
Nothing lasts forever is what people say 
I dismantled it gently and into a box it went 
Recalling each passing hour we joyfully spent