She is poised… <br />Ready for flight <br />Her head is turned toward me <br />Her eyes catch the moonlight. <br /> <br />The moment stretched through time, <br />A moment of pure silence, <br />A moment of sheer beauty, <br />No hint of any violence. <br /> <br />The gun is slowly raised <br />She’s caught within its sight <br />There’s a rustle in the undergrowth <br />And she flees into the night. <br /> <br />No shot was ever fired <br />To taint that memory <br />No blood did stain that picture <br />Of the deer, the moon and me.<br /><br />Elinor Auerbach<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-moment-in-time-8/
