Isolation
Meditation while in isolation
In silence…
Just the whisper of wind teasing
The leaves in the trees
Now
The rustle of Judy turning pages
Danette clearing her throat
Outside
Construction machinery
Beep-beep, bang-bang
The distant swoosh of traffic
Last month
At the lake
Almost perfect silence
At night only
Country dogs barking
Early morning
Long-legged ibis honking
The crested elaenias whistling
Distant voices of fishermen
Trolling on the lake
Their motors purring
For meditation I step outside
Breathe in the air
Perfumed by boldo trees and native grasses
The cool on my face is calming
I drink in the lake scene
That liquid bowl
A gift
Always there
Then
Down by the lake
The soft sound
Of tiny wavelets
Licking and lapping the shore.
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