Meditation
Jun 10th, 2009 | By Susan Walker | Category: Poetry | 425 viewsMy mind is an empty room swept clean of debris
Airy and light, the sun shines brightly through large, open windows
A small, orange cat lays in the sun, my constant companion
It watches with bright green eyes, making no comment
Unwilling to shatter the stillness, I enter on bare feet
And cross the polished wood floor, it gleams softly
I sit, my back against the cool, white wall and take in the light
Eyes closed, I breathe the fresh air and open my eyes
I paint the walls with memories, the ceiling with dreams
An ever-changing kaleidoscope of past and future
Rainbow-tinted bubbles of random thought drift across the room
Dancing on the breeze, they swirl around me, silently bursting
My mind grows quiet, the room is still, the walls dissolve
Expanding outward, my atoms scatter, I am free
I enter that vast, unseen universe where all becomes one
Connecting with all that is and yet I remain
My mind contracts, my atoms converge, the walls re-form
My room emerges quiet and still, just as it was
I am renewed and restored, peace envelopes me
I step back into my life, ready for anything.
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About Susan: I am happily married with 2 children 16 and 19. I am a fairly new poet in that I have just found the courage to share my poetry with a wider audience. When I'm not writing or hanging out with my family, I enjoy yoga and studying Sanchin-Ryu karate where I have earned my 2nd degree black belt. |
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