Time Stands Still

The flowers stand listless
in the Summer grass
butterflies spread their wings
as hummingbirds pass.

Blossoms fold in their cups
praying for the rain
crickets sing their song;
water to sustain.

The soft tunes of Summer
when time stands so still
the call of the songbirds,
a lone whippoorwill.

The beauty of nature
within each season
gives a purpose for life...
living, the reason.

©Marie Calhoun