February 14, 2013 1:25 am
I posted the wonderful poem Daybreak last night and I was reminded of the need for silence as I wrote. Community members added a rich tapestry about the need for silence and the role it plays in life.
It was pretty quiet today and I felt at peace with where I am at and who I am today. I realized I have not written poetry nearly as much recently and found myself drawn to the words I used last night in the preamble.
Silence–
A beautiful place,
Just being,
Hear like never before.
Cradled in gentle spaciousness;
Watered, nourished–
Rest in silence’s glow,
The moment embraces.
Pause–
Breathe–
Listen–
Stillness welcomes.
Refreshed–
I rise,
I grow,
I create.
Posted by ivonprefontaine
Categories: Mindful Life, Poetry, Reflective Moments
Tags: creativity, Mindful Practice, poetry, reflection, silence and solitude, spirituality, teacher as transformer
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“Silence…. Hear like never before” ,,,, Nice!
By gigoid on February 14, 2013 at 1:38 am
Thank you. I am glad the line resonated.
By ivonprefontaine on February 15, 2013 at 2:43 pm
And I appreciate what you create, my friend!
Russ
By russtowne on February 14, 2013 at 2:37 am
Thank you Russ.
By ivonprefontaine on February 15, 2013 at 2:43 pm
beautiful Ivon! MY GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
By lenwilliamscarver on February 14, 2013 at 3:14 am
Thank you Len.
By ivonprefontaine on February 15, 2013 at 2:43 pm
You’ve just described me from 4-6 a.m.
By kmoser56 on February 14, 2013 at 9:50 am
It is nice to have that quiet when there is nothing else in the space
By ivonprefontaine on February 15, 2013 at 1:16 am
Beautiful!
By Carolyn Hughes on February 14, 2013 at 11:28 am
Thank you Carolyn
By ivonprefontaine on February 15, 2013 at 1:16 am
This is fabulous. I really enjoyed it. Humbly, i’d like to share my poem on silence with you. You can see at at this link: http://dlmchale.com/2012/09/21/silence/
By dlmchale on February 15, 2013 at 1:33 am
Thank you. It is a beautiful poem and reminded me of Thomas Merton’s description of violence as the busyness in my life that refuses to let me stop and listen to my heart. To make me whole.
By ivonprefontaine on February 15, 2013 at 2:34 pm
Thank you Ivan. Tomas and I are trying to stop and enter the silence three times a day. We always seem to remember the middle one — right after lunch. The morning one goes right by us sometimes. If we remember the morning “stop” then we usually forget the evening time. But two out of three ain’t bad and every once in awhile, we have a day with “three stops.” Each time we come back from the silence, we marvel at how wonderful we feel. I love Gandhi’s saying: “When I am busy, I meditate an hour a day. When I am very busy,
I meditate three hours a day.”
Not there yet but it is a worthy goal. Many blessings,Alia
By vision5d2012 on February 15, 2013 at 6:28 am
It is a worthy goal. I find it very challenging to just be and breathe at times. It is no easy chore.
By ivonprefontaine on February 15, 2013 at 2:28 pm