In the Stillness

In the stillness lies unbroken The fragile silence of the day When a whispering, winter wind Comes in to rest from play In the silence of the wood Lies the peace, so hard to find Lost, then found, as well I could To collect my heart and mind In the stillness falls the snow And nothing else has to matter Not the chills that come and go Or the teeth that begin to chatter In the stillness of the season I see a cardinal live and thrive Persistently, and without reason While the coldest winters drive In the stillness, not a mile away There above the treetops I see Curling woodsmoke hang and stay From a home that waits for me In the stillness all is well Between the heavens and the earth Take this moment, live it well And know just what its worth