all poems and photographs
© by Maya Stein

all poems and photographs
© by Maya Stein
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Sunday, March 01, 2009

clarity


























One does not always have to leap,
full-throated, into the fire.

This morning, the rain.
Fat drops of it on the ceiling.
Other than that, a silent house.
Such a gift, this solitude, this baptismal wash,
this lack of fire. From each still room,
I could see almost everything.

2 comments:

Di Mackey said...

Beautiful.

Reading this was like taking a deep calming breath.

GailNHB said...

Solitude is a gift indeed.
As is rain.
Simply wonder-filled.