WHERE TIME STANDS STILL
Winds howl through weather-beaten barn doors
Escape from rusted latches
Lined up in a lively refrain—
Thwack and slap with ebbing gusts
As the windows in my room
Moan in harmony
Align with the clapboards
Of the exquisite farmhouse
The cherished escape
Where time stands still
Long enough yes just long enough
To still the winds