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Alobar
Jul 19, 2008 ⭐ See this poem's read count — a supporter feature

Pause

There's a pause in life sometimes

That last clinging moment of fall before the release
Suspended in infinity
Pure and complete

A quiet man sits
Under a gentle grey sky,
Peacefully watches

A hint of summer, an echo
Can be felt in the sharp air
But it is acute
Quiet
Hidden

It is the leaf
Soon to descend
Soon to wither
Soon to freeze

These are the moments we remember;
We go back to them
When there is no direction
And peace is a dream,
We exist in them
Again
Holding on
Returning to that impossible moment
That perfect slice
When in the unstoppable chaos
There was respite
And life--our self--was free.


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— Alobar, Jul 19, 2008

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RSScheerer

RSScheerer

18 years ago

Pause

Nicely written and aptly named. I could feel the pause of time while reading this. Although sad by concept, you didn't drown us in melancholy. ~ Ronda
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

18 years ago

This is good

Smiles:) Barbara really good I can feel the moment of peace that is a dream come true in this peace pause a great title sometimes I need a pause just to continue surviving. cannot think of a better way to do so than under gentle Grey skies watching remembering days of old that were better.
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Alobar

18 years ago

Sad truth you say there, but

Sad truth you say there, but I suppose it is part of why we write poetry: to capture these moments, like, as the saying goes, flies in amber. Thanks for "pausing" to read. Alobar (Just my two cents, spend them on gum if you wish.)
themoonman

themoonman

18 years ago

Pause...

great title for your piece... frozen moments to reflect upon and admire for their place in the way of things.. it truly is total chaos at times.. but its those moments that keep me going... enjoyed the read Richard
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Alobar

18 years ago

You got it, my friend,

You got it, my friend, it's hard in practice sometimes though, isn't it. You just forget to appreciate those moments.... Alobar (Just my two cents, spend them on gum if you wish.)
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Calliope

18 years ago

To pause

Is what we all need sometimes... Calliope, Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.

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