Serenity

What road have you traveled?

Something is missing
day and night
in this mechanized world
cluttered with cell phones;
iPods;
the constant prattle of television;
the virtual world with
headsets full of voices
and song

Behind it all
in the distance—
hum of refrigerator
- the metro
- freeways

Early morning surrounds
houses with
a silence full of noise
mingling with the chill.
There is mist.
- clock ticking
- beating of a heart
- rasp of breath
- a purr deep inside the head

This is the time
to touch God
with your thoughts

To stay in touch
with serenity

Long ago in July
in the Sierras
above eleven thousand feet
God painted that night
with a generous brush
full of light
and the world
held its breath
in awe

 

 

 

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[Shellie]

Long ago in July
in the Sierras
above eleven thousand feet
God painted that night
with a generous brush
full of light
and the world
held its breath
in awe

wow, that line is fantastic. you really finished it off well. i like your message, that there is only rare rare tims where one can be very 'at one' with God. Do u ever feel when awake in the middle of the night that you are the only one awake? This poem reminds me of that feeling. I'm adding this to my favourites, Im hoping it will inspire me to write about that feeling. Thanks!!!!!