Still frames

Come to the place where time stands still-

A lonely girl waits.
The miracle of-
    children never grow up
    And trees never fall down

    Poppies bloom eternal
        and you can just glimpse,
        in the distance,
        a young couple walking
        in the sunlight
        forever together


Come to the place where time
stands still-

    A lonely girl waits,
    Watching

    The snow never melts,
    And aspens never leaf out

    Chickens stand on thin legs, poised,
      unfulfilled,
      unwatered.


Come to the place where time stands still-

    A lonely girl waits,
    Wrapped in thought,
    Dancing circles into the floor,
    Singing life into the dead air


Nothing changes in these still windows,
Time forever frozen in still frames.