Raven's Encore Poem by Shirley Harrison

The clocks have stopped ticking



no chimes, no bells

no sound



humming birds now silent

black are the skies

blossoms fallen

every tree is naked



death has stolen my warm blanket



nothing but silence can quiet

the thoughts in my mind

easing the excruciating pain

even for one moment



after all

time will pass, no more



every clock in my house

now without hands



the one who was once my greatest love

has gone, taken in a flash



I shall never see his smile again

nor will I feel his breath upon my face



and as I sit once again

with my raven

reflecting on my now empty life



death fills the silence

my love, my love now gone.