Silent Retreat
Today just being just breathing
listening observing wondering hearing
watching noticing
these many actions without actually
moving or talking
this stillness this silence
is FOOD that I savor
comfort that drapes my shoulders
desire augmented by its observation
like quantum physics where
observes don’t merely influence
but determine
an outcome
I am not merely quiet
but in a state of silence
not merely unmoving
but practicing stillness
I hear in this layer
new music
prana drawn in through my nose
slippers scuff on a dhurrie rug
the buzz and swarm of electrons
holding the shape of my cells
the squeaks and gurgle of watercress
navigating the labyrinth of my core
a jet scraping the skin of
big sky
9 cosmic moons
arranged in a vertical string
the gluons of perception
I see now the beauty in stasis
not knowing what
but attuned to possibility
this blanket of silence
weaves me through space and time
gratitude for this glimmery moment
and the many layers of now
that show their faces
after nothing more than an inquisitive
“show me”
I’m in love with that poem. Beautiful site.
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totalforgiveness said this on April 24, 2011 at 5:37 am |
Silent Retreat is a meditation. Right there – just reading it stills my jagged mind and calms me. Beautiful poem. Beautiful images. Beautiful impulse. Thank-you… I needed to read that!
Gina said this on April 26, 2011 at 6:52 pm |
came to visit via your blog and wow, this really brightened my day. thank you. be well.
bleu skye said this on April 27, 2011 at 12:07 pm |