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| Oak Island, Nova Scotia |
In the Stillness
Ever so slowly sunlight widens
as night gives way to morning.
Though birds do chitter
and soft breezes stir,
there’s a serene quiet
to those moments of transition
as human rhythms thrum.
Keen mind settles,
gentle heart pulsates,
breath comes easily.
As she wakens and reflects,
she notices
a deeper sense of immersion.
In the activity of
sharing stories
with new people,
pedaling long distances
on unfamiliar roads,
letting go of a
need to hold back
or keep up,
a novel aspect of calm presents.
In the stillness
there exists an ever more
vivid, dynamic, limitless
sense of being.
Ever so slowly sunlight widens
as night gives way to morning.
Though birds do chitter
and soft breezes stir,
there’s a serene quiet
to those moments of transition
as human rhythms thrum.
Keen mind settles,
gentle heart pulsates,
breath comes easily.
As she wakens and reflects,
she notices
a deeper sense of immersion.
In the activity of
sharing stories
with new people,
pedaling long distances
on unfamiliar roads,
letting go of a
need to hold back
or keep up,
a novel aspect of calm presents.
In the stillness
there exists an ever more
vivid, dynamic, limitless
sense of being.
Sarah Carlson
August 11, 2019
Wow - beautiful poem and photo, Sara...
ReplyDeleteoops, sorry I misspelled your name! It was a typo...
ReplyDeleteNo worries...:) And, thank you for sharing your reaction to the poem. I really appreciate that.
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