today

today i saw
a butterfly
land on a
sunflower,
i saw
a crow
squawk at
a cat
who listened
beneath an
apple tree
while traffic
ran away.
today i heard
the quiet,
i drank in
dawn and
wrote down
the dream.
today while
the world
hurried
past me
i stop'd
and
remembered
your smile.

come silence

come silence
come teach me

to recognize
gold, teach me

your art that
places a kiss

upon all things
true.

come peacefull
quiet, gentle

sister, whose
words write wisdom

in the hearts of
men. come silence

calm this insanity,
this clamoring

noise and leave
me pregnant

with gratitude.