Sunday, 1 July 2012

The Stopped Clock

The gentle smooth motions
Of the hands forever passing
Stand still and quiver
With minute pulses pulsing.

The defined gentle off-tick
Is unable to be heard
Hours that went in whispers
Now pass without a word.

Until it can be lit again
And keep the time so well
It has to stay quiet "hush!"
Until pulled out of its spell.
Brittany Coffey, Nov 1999