the day the clock stopped

Reminds me of my Spanish Nan, I remember a Rosary in her hands.

Great write Faith. :)

Thanks very much, Magdalena.

Heavy yet hopeful theme here faith.. Great write!
Cheers! Scot.

Thank you, Scot.  I just posted the sequel.  Would love to know what you think of it.
 
Faith

Enjoyable perspective about clutching to a rosary as if it was life when really it was what gave life meaning before death.

Thank you very much for reading and responding to my poem.  I enjoyed what you had to say.

A great write which leaves much food for thought, very reflective and with much deeper meaning.
So good to see you back on DUP, Faith....!!!

Thank you so much, dear lady.  It's great to be back. I wrote a sequel to this which I just posted.  It has a happy ending.

I love how the clock's hands are motionless until she clutches the rosary & sets prayer in motion. Which seems to automatically set the clock's hands in motion. Wow! to those last two lines. An eerie, supernatural feel to them, in a good way.  Take away those last two lines & you have a complete poem, also, that would leave the reader pondering. I think it's these last lines that give this poem its power. Belief. Faith. Action. I can't praise this piece, enough. Great work, Faith!!! :)

Carlene  

I'm so moved by your wonderful comments, Carlene.  You made my day.  I just posted the sequel to this.  I wasn't sure how the first one would go over. Since someone asked for more of the story  I wrote more.  Hope you enjoy it.