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 "And you, O my Soul, where you stand,
Surrounded, surrounded, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing - 
seeking the spheres, to connect them;
Till the bridge, you will need, be formed - 
till the ductile anchor hold;
Till the gossamer thread you fling, catch somewhere, 
O my sou.l"  (Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, A Noiseless, Patient Spider)

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silence is like a beautiful flower
a rose blooming within my heart. . .  
true silence is not about turning off the noise of life
like the television . . . radio . . .  music
or turning off the computer and cell phone but it is more
it is the hunger of being just me
and having my own secret quiet-  silent place
for me it all happens with meditation
meditation means bliss . . . 
it is not something that is happening outside me
but deep within . . .  it is a hunger I must feed often
I will call it an "inside" spiritual journey
a journey toward silence
I cannot take you along with me
or share it with you
you must make your own journey . . .
all connection with the outside world is broken
and all bridges back seem gone
the whole world disappears
it does not exist in my silence place
I think of my yoga mat as a magic carpet
that takes me where it will 
the silence is profound  . . . 
yet there seems a wind blowing me up and away
no worldly noise penetrates
I need courage . . .  I must let go of all fear
and I float to the center of my mind
where I am a bird singing in the distance
just singing . . . 
I am a cloud full of rain ready to burst
then, I am the rain falling
I am a flower with petals opening in the sun
and I drift on a smooth ocean heading for my true north
in utter and beautiful silence . . . 

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July 22, 2019


Poetry/Free Verse/my hunger for silence
Copyright Protected, ID 19-1168-153-02
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.


Written for the contest, Hunger
sponsor, Silent One

First Place

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Submitted to the contest, Best Free Verse,  July - December, 2019
sponsor, John Hamilton

Third Place
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