And Time Slowed Down
And time slowed down
I could feel it, see it, hear it
Yes, mostly I could hear it
The sound of silence
Only it was not silent
It was a deafening roar
Like a myriad clarion horns
And it became totally dark
With an absence of all sensation
Other than sound
And, as time moved slowly, inexorably
To a standstill
So, too, the sound moved
Becoming thinner
Becoming rhythmic, beating
Until all I could hear was
The voice of your heart
Calling
And I moved
Although at first I could not see
Or feel the ground beneath my feet
Gradually my senses returned
As first I became aware of
The sweet heady scent of the forest
And my eyes were bathed in an aura
That on opening them
Was coming from the golden foliage of the trees
And I was neither surprised
To see the raven in front of me on the path
Nor alarmed when he spoke to me
Reminding me of my hunger
And leading me to the delicacies
You had placed to sustain me on my journey
And the berries quenched my thirst
And sated my hunger
More than any feast ever had before
I followed the path until ahead of me
The way was blocked
By a shimmering gold web
And as I approached
I saw the gossamer strands begin to dissolve
And coalesce into your form
I lifted you and laid you down in the moss
And drank you with my eyes
Caressing you gently with my strong hands
The voices of our hearts sang in harmony
Time picked up from where it left off
And we were together through autumn
And the changing seasons
Carefree in love and happiness
Copyright © Nigel Fawcett | Year Posted 2008
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