I call for quiet
in my mind
request
the thoughts
spinning, tumbling
twirling
in circles
to stop
to slow
go quiet
allow the silence in
where it heals
shines light in dark corners
tucks in ideas
put to rest
quiet for now
allows
new ideas
to take hold
dreams to grow
a poem
a novel
the next step to
who I am
as the children leave
mother wife daughter
who do I want to be
who will I become
in this next chapter
this new phase
the power
of deciding
quiet
the wheels are turning
slow them down
drag my feet
run my hand
over grass
dry now
crackling with age
scattering seeds
for another spring
not here yet
but be quiet
can you hear it
the world is spinning
round the sun
the calendar pages
are flipping
the clocks are ticking
we are
moving through time
from here to there
ending
where we began
a cycle
of life
quiet
and you will know
which way to go
only you
walk this path
relish
this moment
still
let the quiet in
and know
it never leaves
amidst the
tumbling thoughts
the spinning earth
the moon
and waves
and mind
the quiet
bathes
in morning light
a new day
ends
with fog
drifting through green trees
quiet
descends again.