Moment of Silence
Moment of Silence
Winter is a time
When starlit skies
Tell of bitter cold.
Distant trees stand stiff.
Lit windows wait.
There is a moment of silence—
Listen for it.
It is not a matter of outer sounds.
It is a matter of inner stillness.
The body halts
The mind stops
A pause between two breaths,
Two steps.
Poem by Jenepher Lingelbach ©Vermont Institute of Natural Science, 1986, Hands-On Nature