Lay Me Down So Gently

for time slips innocuously by
whispering in the corners like a forgotten teddy bear
telling lies to all who take a moment to listen

it whispers in the trees
belying the futility of resistance
brushing skin with the softest of grazes

like a large house cat stalking prey
not realizing that it is the prey

that silent hunter of all that breathes

and heaven can't wait to see you

In a list

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A contest entry

and heaven can't wait 10 x 10 by CarolDesjarlais. 525 points, ended January 9, 2008, 8 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest

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carole21
January 28, 2008

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unusual
unusual write on time and heaven . . good take on the prompt . . liked "that silent hunter of all that breathes" . . congrats on the trophy !
CarolDesjarlais
January 9, 2008

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Very evocative. I lvoe the sense you suggest....yes, prey is prey in so many ways....
large house-cat?
- pointlessdayz
  January 9, 2008
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  haha, yes, large house cat. I just had this mental image of one of my fat kitties stalking something small and scurry-like with something bigger stalking the cat. I don't know, the mental image amused me.
  
  Thank you for the bronze!