A Moment of Clarity
Silence,
emptiness,
a lack of clammering hammers in the head.
Oh for the luxury of a single day of liberating quiet.
No voice, no cars, no noisy neighbours banging doors,
no shouts or roaring stereos.
Calm,
sitting quietly,
the mind's river meanders,
bubbling as thoughts chase worries,
chase a deep unease at the nerve of sitting quietly absorbed,
when so much needs doing.
Released,
disappearing,
calmness overtakes as layers fall away.
Feel your soul rise and soar as the sky reaches down to you,
now, tall as a mountain,
wide as the sea.
Then,
back,
thoughts arise and you hear
the chattering stones rolling along your mind's riverbed,
home again.
Briefly, but so briefly,
a moment of clarity, was yours.