Sometimes
the world
stops
the wind stops
the birds
stop
it's a pin drop
day
and I
will lose myself
and walk into the silence
until
my feet stop
until my mind lies down
amid the quiet
flowers
and the healing earth
has hidden me
and swaddled me
in hues of
noiseless color
and there I'll stay
until
the world
recovers

Sara Mathews     June 2022

Artwork ~ Duy Huynh (used with permission)

https://www.duyhuynh.com/duy-huynh-artwork/

 

the birds still sing
when I am at a loss
when news is grim
and day begins in every land
of peace and war
and stories that one
can't ignore
but yet cannot take in
the birds still sing
when right is muddled
into wrong
and hate and violence
grow strong
and selfless voices fade
and goodness too
the birds begin each day
anew
with hope
they pray in song
they sing

Sara Mathews ~ May 2022