Before the sun
Unsaturated pastels
Hushed details
Settled sea
Slumbering land
Quiet calm
Unsaturated pastels
Hushed details
Settled sea
Slumbering land
Quiet calm
Crisp and cold
The night air
Sounds, sharp and clear
Amplifying presence
As I turned
My mind to it
It rose
And rose again
Into a mighty fire
Startled
I turned away
Tamped it down
Put it away
Returning to my quiet
To admire the beauty of existence
To see the connection of all things
To look within, to my deepest self
It’s no wonder
The broken me
Lashed out
Clouded lenses
Light obscured
I close them