Sufficient To Exist

There’s a yearning within me
to flee to my place of peace.
I want to sit in solitude
on the side of a hill and
drink in nature’s performance.

Sitting there I would taste
the sweet breath of the mountains.
I would hear the wind
caressing the pine trees and
roughening the grass:

I would watch the untamed beasts,
from ants to coyotes,
going diligently
about their business of living;

I would be still
and feel the sun enveloping me
in warmth and light; and
my eyes would be drawn
to the intense blueness of the sky.

My mind would then begin
to experience the relief that comes
when thought is abandoned
and it is sufficient to exist.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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August 11, 2018 at 4:49 PM
All that I wish for. Only I had the money to enjoy this great creation. I would buy me a house by a lake in the mountain.--- Excellent write my Beverley
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November 5, 2018 at 3:41 PM
It's nice to dream though, isn't it? I live in the mountains and drive by a lake almost every day, so I'm sort of living your dream (and mine too). Thanks for telling me your kind thoughts. Beverly
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June 8, 2017 at 1:06 PM
- Oh ... this sounds and feels heavenly beautiful, Beverly :) - A wonderful poem ... in the cradle of nature :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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June 9, 2017 at 12:53 PM
Thank you Anne-Lise, for your nice comments. So glad you like it. Beverly
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June 7, 2017 at 5:17 PM
I have that same yearning, Beverly:) Nicely penned, very relaxing!
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June 8, 2017 at 12:53 PM
Thanks Daniel. It's amazing that I can still remember sitting there so clearly. One of my best memories! Beverly
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June 7, 2017 at 4:11 PM
Though I am sitting in my office, for a brief time because of your words I was out there, sitting on that hill, watching nature perform around me and it felt so good. Really nicely done Beverly.
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June 7, 2017 at 4:23 PM
Chris, I'm sitting in my office too and glad I ran across that poem. It was written many years ago but the feeling still is new every time I read it. I can almost hear the breeze rattling the dry skunk cabbage plants. So glad it made you feel good. Beverly
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