You hold the watch face to the pane
Golden light on engraved name
Steam curls up from copper spout
Time pauses inside this house
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Seconds stretch like tide lines drawn
Night retreats beyond the lawn
You breathe in the quiet grace
Watch hands find their resting place
Brass and steam mark the hour
Kitchen wakes with gentle power
Each tick a wave on sand
You hold the sea in your hand
Porcelain cup warms your palm
Salt air drifts through morning calm
Lens reflects the dancing flame
Keeper's life is not the same
[Pre-
Seconds stretch like tide lines drawn
Night retreats beyond the lawn
You breathe in the quiet grace
Watch hands find their resting place
Brass and steam mark the hour
Kitchen wakes with gentle power
Each tick a wave on sand
You hold the sea in your hand
Storm glass sits on wooden shelf
You chart the weather by yourself
No beacon sweeps the dark tonight
Just kitchen lamp and silver light
Fog rolls in off memory
Tides you watched eternally
Now the kettle whistles clear
No shipwrecks that you need to hear
Only steam and brass stay near
Brass and steam mark the hour
Kitchen wakes with gentle power
Each tick a wave on sand
You hold the sea in your hand
Sun climbs higher on the wall
Shadows shrink and fade to small
Watch goes back in woolen coat
Time resumes its steady note
Brass and steam mark the hour
Kitchen wakes with gentle power
Each tick a wave on sand
You hold the sea in your hand
Time held safe in brass and steam
Tick tick brass in morning light
Kettle sings the final song