Time in Passing

                      when came the time to talk;
of an open window twilight
and memory-sprinkled laughter
   
                when came the melody disenchanting;

the sun faded away
and the sky was painted grey

       when they spoke the word of wonder;

i took pause to note
the way they shuddered
at the thought of letting go

and

     when silence abounded, in a timeless collective of faith

                     with sweet, friendly half-forgotten glances
                     shivering, in the cold of their own remorse
                     running alongside the getaway car
                     until they panicked no more

the mist swirling 'round my feet
the earth's rotation came to a halt

          when came the dawn to the world aslumber

revelation of time
a figure of speech
implications of their values

loss of their sense of identity
as the moments tick away
and they marvel
at what has been learned
and what is yet to come