it never stops
though sometimes
it’d be easier
if it did
for a few breaths
but that isn’t the truth
Tag: poetry
Stay long enough and she reaches into you
Perhaps the greatest tragedy isn’t suffering, disappointment, or uncertainty. Perhaps it’s forgetting that every ordinary day is an irreplaceable expression of life itself. We spend so much of our time searching for what comes next that we scarcely notice the immeasurable gift of what has already arrived.
Life offers itself to us in whispers and storms, in ripe fruit and empty branches. The journey inward — where truth, love, and the essence of who we are resides — often begins only when we stop reaching for what isn’t ready and allow ourselves to simply be.
A quiet place, lonely but never truly alone. This divine life offers infinite variety, if only we’re willing to embrace it. Yet, persistent sadness too…