When I am full of silence,

and no one else is near,

the voice I keep inside of me

is all I want to hear.

I settle in my secret place,

contented and alone,

and i think no other thoughts except

the thoughts that are my own.

When I am full of silence,

I do not care to play,

to run and jump and fuss about,

the way I do all day.

The pictures painted in my mind

are all I need to see

when I am full of silence…

when I am truly me.

~Jack Prelutski

when I notice how alive I feel…

inquiry for today~ well meaning….do that….

when it’s time…

I asked the stand of maples behind the house,
How should I live my life?

They said, shhh shhh shhh…

How should I live, I asked, and the leaves seemed to ripple and gleam.

A bird called from a branch in its own tongue,
And from a branch, across the yard, another bird answered.

A squirrel scrambled up a trunk
then along the length of a branch.

Stand still, I thought,
See how long you can bear that.

Try to stand still, if only for a few moments,
drinking light      breathing

~Marie Howe