POEM: Speak And I Will Listen

At the recent Experienced Practitioner Retreat (Daylesford, Australia) I wrote the following poem in the morning prior to the commencement of the Retreat. At the time I was feeling a strong sense of disconnect with myself, so wrote these words to calm my soul and still my mind.
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Stillness speaks

and awakens the sound

of my heart
for those I love.

Nature speaks
and I listen,
deeply,
to its infinite wisdom
taking me inward
towards freedom.

Silence speaks

enveloping me

and carrying me through the mist

of the noise of my now,

reconnecting me to

the present moment.

Rebirth speaks

soothing the memories of hurt and loss

a young sapling -- me,

shooting towards the light