Sally Eslinger Poet Free verse

Neither Silent Nor Still

** Neither Silent Nor Still **

With you…by you…in you
Lord,
I never found silence
To be stillness.

With you, silence is
  elevating, escalating,
Eternally
An ongoing current — a soundless ocean
With an unending 
   Roll-over of crested waves,
But silent  with the pulse of my soul.

In silence I found
The heart  of God, but
Therein God heard 
The Voice of my devotion —
Heart to heart —
His tenderly spoken
   response
Heard within a silence
By an inner ear 
With the moving grace
Of a full embrace of utter peace,
Which was not still, but
Cradling held, a hint of floating
With a consuming quiet joy
That I turn and turn over 
   In memory to
Repeat
   the rhythm-breathing
Communion…Alleluia! Come
Alleluia, Abba!  All Love is yours —

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(c) sally young eslinger
Thanks be to God

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Unseeking Seeker May 14, 2022 at 11:18 PM A fave, thank you, Sally :)

Gordon Mcconnell May 13, 2022 at 10:19 AM A fine written piece penned so well Sally, your title really appeals to me making us to know more of what's more to what's on store., Have a nice day, Gordon

Juliet Ligon April 13, 2022 at 3:56 PM Enjoyed your perspective. Thanks for your visit a while ago. I haven't been on in months.