If You Listen

if you listen
to the wind
whisper your name
in the space
between the leaves
you have found
the place that holds
all of everything

to see
is to know

to listen
is to sense

the essence
of silence

Let Peace Be

let peace be
the sound of joy
in silence

keep morning close
evening stilled
in silence and peace

We Come To Know

we come to know
what is no more
the turn away
from what was
to what is
the poignant
ache of regret

live to be
not to
become

Nuance

when the questing soul
knows peace and the
heart is stilled in autumnal grace
the once silent voice
will rise and sing its song
from the core of its essence
resonating from the node
that is the center of nuance
vibrating at fingertip
sounding its song between strings
in the rustic grace
that is yours alone

Oath

Oath

touch gently
speak softly
hold closely
know silence
seek solace
find peace
in the
rhythm of
ordinary things

show kindness
give generously
live freely
love openly
live among
those you
know and
seek what
defines you

know truth
despise lies
be supple
as grass
rough as
bark stand
sturdy tall
and strong

find humor
in serious
things and
joy in
simple things

know humility
act sincerely
speak truthfully
and kindly
accept what
you do
not know

behold mystery
unfold at
fingertip in
the stilled
motion of
light on
cusp of
incoming evening

Invocation II

when I reach
you’re hand clasps mine
guiding us
through night
into light

let time
not steal
numbers from
our days
but be generous
and extend
our stay

None In One

I look
but do not see

reach but
cannot touch

eat but
do not taste

move but
remain in place

pull together but
nothing joins

speak but
no one listens

listen but
hear silence

I am form
without definition

I embrace
one part of nothing

what is
will not last

what comes is
yet to be

I am at one
with shifting wind

blowing dry leaves
over barren soil

I have become
none in one

whom I do
not know