Silently

Silently you watch and wait

Deep dark luminescent eyes

Full of understanding

When you are present

I feel the presence of God

Of healing

And of the greater mystery

Surrounding me

So often you show me

By this quiet and calm attentive presence

How splintered I become

Lost inside my mind

Then I feel the pull of love from you

Along with this

A plea for awakening

I will never forget

As long as you live and even after you are gone

What a comfort you were to me

What a joy

What a precious gift

What a blessing

Thanks for being my teacher

Because so often

I realise lately

I am not the most attentive

Of pupils

Distracted by the temporal

Lost at times

And spun about

Deep inside the swirling anxieties

Of my mind