The Mist

by Jesse Shanks

Misty like a London fog
Ethereal gossamer wings
Expand- the air is still- Breathless, wide-eyed waiting...
The lips Circular As if Saying, "Who?"
Sparks blink bright touch pressure ignition warmth melting Dissolving...
Time stops.
The earth does not turn.
The planets are frozen.
The stars are held fast.
The great beast takes a breath.
No better place to be: Everything at once and only
Then.
Shiny faces.
With a wurble the clock
Starts again.
The feathery wonderful wings
Are once again closed.
The mist is quite lifted
And I am back in the clearing.