Within the Silence

After I woke from another odd dream on Sunday morning, an uneasy feeling overcame me. With gratitude for the silence of the house, I started reading my morning book of inspiration. I began to settle into the stillness.  Words started popping into my head.

Within the silence 

this Sunday morning,

there is a gentle calm.

It floats in and out

centering my mind,

removing the clamor 

of the outside world.

I hear the hushed sleep

of a newborn's world.

I feel the placidity of a 

rippling lake in sunshine.

Within the quietness 

of this moment, I indulge

in the warmth of self-love,

feel the letting-go sway

of restless thoughts,

and bask in the splendor

of serenity and stillness.

Quietude has found me.

©CV, 2019

I took this poem to another level of creativity when I paired it with an inspiration quote on top of a digitized photo of a waterfall in autumn. 



What poured out was a definto poem, the format created by Heidi Mordhorst. A definito highlights wordplay as it demonstrates the meaning of a less common word, which always ends the poem. I do love the word quietude and realized after I wrote the above poem, that I created other definitos using the same word a few weeks ago. 

I am sharing these Tuesday thoughts, my slice of life, with Two Writing Teachers

while at a state ecuation conference.

The above digital inspiration will be part of the Abundant Autumn Gallery collection.