Sweetness

Poetry for the Soul

Photo by Nicole Anne Pandacan

In the slowness
I am not bound to time
I find my self
as if suspended
in the space between.

I begin noticing everything
even the slightest breeze
on my bare skin
the light streaming through the trees
and the way the leaves 
jostle back and forth
as if dancing with the wind

I notice
some are alive
some are dying
some surely no longer living
yet still dancing
attached 
to the living tree

I notice the brown leaves on the ground
That have fallen
And settled 
They will surely decompose
And nurture the roots
of the growing tree
under which I have come to rest

I notice the pink flower
standing out amidst all the green
That surrounds me
It's so bright 
I can almost taste it's sweetness
It's beauty so simple
So potent

I notice my breathing
I notice my body
I notice my heart beating
I notice I am alive

Then I hear her voice
I notice her breathing
And even when 
She's not saying anything
I feel her
Know she is
here 

My heart expands
Beyond what I have known
Beyond my understanding
Tears run down my face
Grateful 
For this moment

la dolcezza di adesso
la dolcezza della lentezza
la dolcezza della vita
la dolcezza dell'amore

the sweetness of her
the sweetness of me
the sweetness of She

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