Which activities make you lose track of time?
There are many things that I like, for which I take great care.
One activity that heightens my interest is pocket-watch repair.
The crown, knurled and knob-like is more than a pretty thing.
He sets the time, moving the hands, and winds the mainspring.
The mainspring stores the energy that drives the precision gear train.
The balance wheel oscillates, defining time intervals, as though the watch’s brain.
For me the work is subliminal, yet the watch commits a crime.
Though I give freely, that watch robs me of my time.
The Ethereal Scupper 
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