Time Stands Still

Time Stands Still
Christopher Bogart

Time sometimes seems to stand
stock still

Almost as if
Nature pauses…
To catch its breath

Leaving life in suspended state

No leaf moves
On no green tree…

No flag flutters,
But stands
Suspended
In eye,
In air.

The world freeze frames,
For only an instant.

To us,
It seems
An eternity of
Soundlessness,
Stillness,
An uneasy pause of
Silence.

We pray a murmured prayer
To restart the heart.