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When Time Hovers

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it’s difficult to begin to comprehend
the concept of eternity
when life is bustling around us all 
arrogantly pressing and urgent
so full of self importance

sometimes
in rare moments of silence
when the whole world seems asleep
without warning time stops and hovers

i get a glimpse of what could be
the thread of karma
devoid of all illusion                 



AP: 2nd place 2022, Honorable Mention 2020

posted on October 27, 2019

Copyright © Line Gauthier | Year Posted 2019

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 11/2/2019 2:27:00 PM "in rare moments of silence when the whole world seems asleep" - this is a rare moment, but a wisely wise time to think. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/2/2019 9:58:00 PM I so enjoyed getting up early to see the sunrises many mornings this summer... Now I just light my Christmas tree in the morning - I know it's too early but I love it.

Michelo Mweetwa Date: 11/1/2019 12:03:00 AM This is topping my favorite list, worthy to be a daily recital. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 11/1/2019 4:19:00 PM Thank you so much, Michelo. Most appreciated.

Eve Roper Date: 10/31/2019 3:19:00 PM So very true... as we grow older things are not as important as they were when we were younger. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/31/2019 8:20:00 PM And others so much more important. Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, Eve.

Quoth Theraven Date: 10/31/2019 11:05:00 AM Line, This is a day of reckoning with the past. Eternity takes a bow to us tiny creations. Happy Halloween! -Richard Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/31/2019 8:21:00 PM LOL Well said, Richard. Most appreciated.

Sandra Adams Date: 10/31/2019 10:57:00 AM i like to sit and reflect in the silence...rarely do i ever turn on the tv, sometimes but rare...i would rather sit and escape the craziness...good write Line...i enjoyed this one :) hugs Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/31/2019 8:21:00 PM Agreed. Thank you so much, Sandra.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/31/2019 6:10:00 AM "in rare moments of silence when the whole world seems asleep" - this is the best time for thinking and writing. Well done my friend. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/31/2019 8:09:00 AM Indeed, thanks Caren.

Paula Goldsmith Date: 10/30/2019 12:43:00 PM Great Write.... In this fast world, we need to slow down. I know, I must take a break from time to time..... Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/30/2019 1:01:00 PM Absolutely, Paula. We put so much pressure on ourselves. We should learn from the people who seem to exercise balance in their lives... not that there are many of them. LOL

Lunita Blanca Date: 10/29/2019 6:56:00 PM Line, Man's greatest enigma is himself. Nature and the poetry of earth are all around us, all we have to do is seek the silence. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/29/2019 8:21:00 PM Isn't that the truth. Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Lunita.

Judy Ball Date: 10/29/2019 5:52:00 AM This is very well written and well expressed. It makes the reader stop and think. We so seldom give thought to tomorrow let alone eternity. Well done. God Bless, JB Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/29/2019 4:08:00 PM LOL you are so right, Judy. Thank you so much for your delightful visit and comment.

Rhona Mcferran Date: 10/28/2019 11:09:00 PM Glad my bustling slowed down enough to read this... Beautiful and profound, as always! ;) Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/29/2019 1:27:00 AM Thank you so much, Rhona. Most appreciated.

Quoth Theraven Date: 10/28/2019 10:09:00 AM Line, I like your take on eternity and realities of time. It rarely hovers for me, but marches on ravaging as it passes. -Richard Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/28/2019 3:32:00 PM LOL time doesn't hover for me too often either, Richard.

Suzanne Delaney Date: 10/28/2019 9:42:00 AM Life gets in the way too much sometimes. I enjoyed your thoughts on this. Best, SuZ Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/28/2019 3:32:00 PM Thanks, SuZ. Most appreciated.

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 10/28/2019 5:25:00 AM That is when I do my best thinking, in the silence of the quiet moment. I love your poetry dear Line, Hope you've been well, sorry I've been so absent, lately. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/28/2019 9:07:00 AM Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, Pixie.

Regina Mcintosh Date: 10/27/2019 10:09:00 PM Interesting write... great poetry. God bless you, Gina Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/27/2019 10:36:00 PM Thanks, Gina. Much appreciated.

Gershon Wolf Date: 10/27/2019 8:34:00 PM Great food for thought here, Line. It is, indeed, difficult to focus on eternity with all the hustle and bustle of daily life brimming around us! Nicely done. The title is a perfect fit too! Blessings, gw Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 10/27/2019 10:37:00 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Gershon.