By the Nile: If time stood still

If time stood still

And here and now was all there is

And I could lay down my burden

And I could finally heave a big sigh of relief

And just breathe

If time stood still

And I had millennia to just think and ponder

where grass was feathery soft beneath my feet

And the air was cool and pleasant upon my face

I would while the days away in nothingness

And I would release my cares to the wind

If time stood still

I would empty my hand of all that I possess

And I would undress my soul of its burdens

And lay them aside

Warm colors would fall in soft reflections upon the mountains around me

Angels’ wings would lift me up to healing fountains

And I wouldn’t have to be anywhere

Just be

And I could begin to understand

When I finally stopped my mad rushing

If time stood still

I could remove its constraints

Like an old worn out winter coat

And I would madly love you forever

And never feel guilty for love’s indulgences

But would throw myself away with abandon

 to an eternal love

If time stood still

I would slip through into

Another dimension

That lies side by side next to this one

I would escape there and swim in my fantasies

And not even think where those waters would take me