A Welcoming Stillness

We all search
for prescience
the future
on hold

As each
dying moment
forever
unfolds

We all crave
the silence
preparing 
for death

Its welcoming
stillness
a last 
 — final breath


(The New Room: July, 2025)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Faure Avatar
July 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Wow! Thanks for Sharing!
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July 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Thanks for reading, Brenda.
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