Stop Time

An inverted hourglass, grains of cosmic dust

that resist gravity, but succumb to the inexorable fall.

Time, a mighty, dark river that overflows,

carrying memories like dry, withered, and faded leaves.

A withered petal, the ephemeral beauty of a moment lost forever.

A distant echo, the dying whisper of a lament.

A ghost train moving away,

taking with it the promise of a tomorrow

that will never come.

An iceberg slowly melting,

the inexorable erosion of existence,

leaving behind a frozen void.

A blank canvas, waiting for the final brushstroke,

but finding only the shadow of what was.

A whisper in the wind, the silent farewell,

a goodbye with no return,

an echo of pain in the cold immensity.

GRACIELA NOEMI VILLAVERDE is a writer and poet from Concepción del Uruguay (Entre Rios) Argentina, based in Buenos Aires She graduated in letters and is the author of seven books of poetry, awarded several times worldwide. She works as the World Manager of Educational and Social Projects of the Hispanic World Union of Writers and is the UHE World Honorary President of the same institution Activa de la Sade, Argentine Society of Writers. She is the Commissioner of Honor in the executive cabinet IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL RELATIONS DIVISION, of the UNACCC SOUTH AMERICA ARGENTINA CHAPTER.