Sense Sonnet - Tickler

 Clock Work

My grandfather clock sounded bad.

It made a funny ticking sound.

Nearby a fix it shop be had.

An old German guy there I found.

He rolled the clock into the back,

And then he tied it to a chair.

He took out a cigarette pack,

And blew lots of smoke in the air,

Especially in the clock's face.

This puzzled me and so I asked

How blowing smoke fixed my clock case.

He said was for good purpose tasked.

The old German said of the clock,

"Ja, ve haf veys to make it tock."