“4:59”

“4:59”
It flashed the time;
I pulled the door
Just like before.

(I like to match
The timer’s catch,
And pull to flick
The zero’s click).

I was aware,
Like wispy air
Of feather drop
Right at that spot –

Of bottom reached;
No splash of each
Beluga whale,
Or drip in pail –

No crunch of rocks;
No grates with locks;
Just moment there
With silent air.

“So, here we are,
Like gentle jar
Of modern lift
At end of trip –

“Or petrol pump
As “20” comes –
Things slow right down
Until no sound.

Sweet hour of prayer
As we land there,
And look around
Here on the ground.

Impulse? To move;
Take actions new;
“Take hold: let go –”
What two sides know.

“Be still, my sons
’Fore dawning comes,
Then interact –
Strategic tact.”

For this, much thanks;
No guns and tanks
Are needed here –
That much is clear.

This EDO
To work must go;
Like write a book
So all will know.

Prosperity
Each one will see;
Like farmers’ grain
Lets others gain.

But here and now,
I know not how,
Descent has stopped,
Of which I’ve talked.

The end was soft –
Bed pillow-topped;
So gentle – thanks;
The key? The banks.

Thanks Lord for this.

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