Time Has Stopped As If Poem by Arvind Srivastava

Time has stopped and
The leaves have turned yellow
The festive news has turned its face away
The continuous events
A soft, tender poem
Has been attacked murderously

Time has stopped and
The rose petals
A cub is eager to bloom
Just now
Time has stopped as if
Some painter has embedded
A girl in a frame
As if a dog
Has fallen asleep near a borsi

Time has stopped as if
The fingers have become tired on the typewriter
And the questions are lying as they are
Waiting for a messenger!