~ONE STRANGE DAY~
Startled awake,
by something,
not quite sure why ~
his eyes search
heart skips a beat,
then a giant lurch
Something's wrong
Something's not quite right
Something's happened in
the night.
Silence.
Eyes meet eyes
heads look left and right
Something's
happened overnight...
A nurse stands, thoughtful,
near a bed
something's different,
she shakes her head.
It's silent.
And later on, they all said:
Something happened overnight
We all knew something was not
quite right ~
It was far too quiet
far too still
Not even birds ~
[there were no trees left
upon the hill]
There was no dog barking
No cows lowing
Just a strange new feeling
and a heartbeat slowing
Silence.
Then we heard bells and
people yelling
There would be no more
shots and no more shelling
The big guns and the cannon would cease
Silence.......
[They all remember
when they heard.......
when the air was still
and they heard the word]
The End of War.
The Beginning of Peace.
Christina 9/12/07
Inspired ‘The Silence”
by T.P. Woodfork
