Mick's Cog

Introduction

This is Mick's Facebook page

I saw the big cog that his wife got him for his birthday and thought maybe it deserved a poem. The metal cogs, gears, and chains that are part of Mick's art and exhibitions depend on repetition so I think the correct format for this is a villanelle, and though it's nothing to do with mechanics I thought "Big Wedge" by Fish was an appropriate tune to accompany this.

This was the piece I wrote on the exhibition:

Mick's Cog

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There's New Teeth For The Old Cog

Made Of Iron These Chains And Gears

See Them Turn And Interlock

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Like The Wheels In An Old Clock

Wind Them Up, They'll Go For Years

There's New Teeth For The Old Cog

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Turbines Turn In Freezing Fog

Millwheels Turn Grind Grain For Beer

See Them Turn And Interlock

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Blacksmiths Hammer In The Forge

Make These Giant Iron Gears

There's New Teeth For The Old Cog

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Iron And Brass Flywheels Jog

Spinning Shining Metal Wheels

See Them Turn And Interlock

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Behind The Face Of The Clock

Precise Movement Time Adheres

There's New Teeth For The Old Cog

See Them Turn And Interlock

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