At last
the silence
swallows me
weightless, I sink
into the assurance
of all that is
and the sun
pushes through
the silence,
calibrates me.
I feel like a clear lake
reflecting the whole sky—
at last, I find the sacred
at last, I give myself over to joy
© selma
Thanks for reading, dear friends.
I hope you too feel like a clear lake
reflecting the whole sky.
I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.
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Wonderful clear Lake reflected the hole sky picture. Excellent capture the pic. Nice written words in.
Blessed by your appreciation of this post. Thank you.
Joy is a blessed place to be. One of the explainers for joy I learned as a child was:
J=Jesus
O=nothing (like zero)
Y=You
Joy is when there is nothing between you and Jesus
Nothing between you and the divine. Jesus. Yes, indeed. Lovely, Dawn 👏🏽
Hi Selma, a most beautiful poem and image 💗
I was happy to find that image. So happy the post spoke to you. Thanks Robbie.
Beautiful. I could feel myself sigh.
hugs VJ. always.
💕
I find this line intriguing..it’s playing on my mind.. “the silence, it calibrates me”. Nicely done
Aww. So pleased you could feel this. You are that lake. 🤗
❤️
what a wonderful way to feel – well said
🤗 yes indeed.
So beautiful! ❤️
Happy you liked it, DAP.
Giving ourselves to a joy, so we can share the happiness.
Yes, like that.
Thanks Diana. Blessing.
Selma, this is stunning, the photo and the poem. 💜
I’m thrilled you feel so, dear friend. You are that lake too 🤗
Thanks so much, Selma. 💜
🤗
Feeling this, Selma, and delighting in every line. Thank you. 🩷
Aww. So wonderful 🤗 💞
Yes, it is. 🤗 🙏🏻
That is a wonderful feeling. (K)
❤️ 🤗
soothing to feel, Selma….thank you for this 🤍🙏
You’re so welcome, Destiny. 😘