O Standing Still
A whippor-willow
Standing still;
O the torturous serenity,
A curse to say amen;
To see the lashes set and silent
Makes one wonder. Why
Spent, do these seconds
Brag to be a speck?
Funds of time derived from madness;
We are glad;
Stress is whipped away most times
By whippor-willows playing host.
Rhymes of a heart inside a body
taken from what wind may shod;
Even they'll stop in an instant;
Watch them and they will not wince.
Stick your feet into ground, solid.
Do not try to crawl.
It will happen in this night:
Frozen time and deadly bliss.
Flight won't come, are you ready?
The moment when the whips won't spread
See the willow standing.
Copyright © Bridgette Lace | Year Posted 2008
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