Silence and presence

As I sit quietly

Watching moving shadows on the wall

Cast by morning’s early light

Tears silently fall

As the shifting tides of my heart

Rise and fall

Breathing is difficult at times

Cantering in my heart seems the only way

To inner truth

I may not be able to find the words

But so much is moving through me

With these waves of feeling and memory

So I will just notice

Stay present

Do my best to breathe

Opening my being to the rhythm

Give thanks

Even as this deep ache

Shakes my soul

For this I know

More and more

Lately

Silence and presence

Are golden