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I was sorting laundry and found a note
in a pants pocket that said "change clocks"
I had forgotten all about it so I went
into the kitchen and changed the clock on the wall
into two dozen red umbrellas which flapped open and closed
and flew around madly until I opened the door and they all flew away
The clock on the microwave I changed into an elevator
I got in and pushed the down button but it went sideways!
In the dining room I changed the clock-radio-CD player
into a garden of stones, tens of thousands the size of a child's palm
and dozens twice your height
The clock on the living room mantle I changed into a fire
so hot it had to be buried in the front yard
I dug down a couple of meters and left it there and filled the hole
but it did not stop burning and the ground over it is warm
I changed the grandfather clock into cash, 1.2 million dollars,
and when I remembered that I had an unpaid bill for that amount
I wrapped it up in brown paper and mailed it
I changed my wristwatch into a