I discovered a cool, calm place
Protected from the heat of existence
That raging inferno
Of events
And despair
Perhaps the cool, calm place
Discovered me
I don’t know
Discovery
Whichever way
Was fleeting
Nonetheless, profound
Altering
If only for a moment
I knew peace
I knew calm
I knew presence
And then
The moment
Perished
In the maelstrom again
I resolved
To find that place, again
I fought the fires
And the fears
For years
Then one day, closed my eyes
Took a breath, and then another
Held the chatter in my mind
I caught a glimmer
Of a cool, calm light
And felt that peace, again
I marked the path
Follow it often
When I’ve gone astray
I’ve discovered, the small dark corner
With its cool calm light
Is an unlimited expanse of being
It grows
As I detach
From the fires of distraction
Or is it I who grows into it
As I leave behind a dysfunctional world
Of my own creation
Or was it I, all along
Am I the cool, calm light
The peaceful, calm presence
The cool, calm light
Expands a little more
As I answer my own question
Hope Slide
Nicolum Valley
Cascade Mountains
British Columbia, Canada
Taken during travels, 2016