Tag: stillness

VERSE | THE FACE IN THE SHADOWS

On By Mahvash K. M.In poetry, serenity, verse, womenwriters, writingLeave a comment 
There’s a face in the shadows
Downcast, serene
A quiet glow drapes
The rest of her
As she sits cross-legged 
On the floor 
She holds the cosmos in her prayerful hands 
I want to see the face 
so full of quiet grace 
I want to understand 
Where the woman gets 
Her stillness from 
I tilt my head to see 
More clearly 
And then two shimmering orbs 
Rise from under their lidded veils 
I hold my breath I’m no longer 
Watching from the outside in
I float I glide out of the place
I’m light as a feather 
I rise up there’s no tether 
To time and space
To anything I have ever known 
I float on 
And I drop 
The sharp edged angst that I had held 
In my chest and in my head 
And it falls
Away from me 
I stretch out my arms 
As I rise and rise 
Into the infinity 
Of those glimmering eyes 
Through twin portals
To my paradise.

VERSE | STILLNESS

On By Mahvash K. M.In poetry, serenity, verse, womenwriters, writing1 Comment 
There is a peace in solitude
It comes with a little practice
At first you miss the cacophony 
Of everyday distractions 

But the heart in time learns to grow still
You can almost see your breath
Weaving its vapory way out of
Your lungs in a silver thread 

Every inhale is deep and calm
You close your eyes each time
You feel your blood rush in your veins
You feel serene, you feel alive

Time slows down, each moment glides
Almost visibly away
But not before it wraps you 
In its visceral array

It is Now, and Now is all
There is for you to know
It’s in this time of solitude
That your calm and stillness grow.