:: quiet moments ::

a few quiet days lately

(between spurts of high-energy

spring cleaning projects in january

such as pantry reorganizing, fridge cleaning, 

closet sorting, purging and donating, 

and basement painting ) 

to breathe

to be alone 

to be still enough 

to recognize the yearnings

of my heart

and willfully choose

to let my days 

be shaped by them

and so...long walks in the woods

luxuriously long soaks in the bath

immersed in favourite words

peaceful hours of creating.... 

a journal cover

 a few pages of random thoughts 

plastered in mixed media

unmeasured moments 

of thought and 

contemplation and prayer

sitting in my dreamy bedroom 

letting my eyes be washed 

by the soft light of these grey winter skies

i am seeing clearer

and what do I have to show

for this solitude

but a 

few pretty pages

for

the fullness of my heart 

can neither be measured

nor displayed.

words and images © copyright Melody Armstrong 2016