in the stillness of the quiet morning

nothing quite yet awake
even the sun has not said hello to the day

the stillness can be eery
if you are uncomfortable
with its quiet

drink up the emptiness as if it has everything to offer
and let it all go in the very next breathe

non-attachment is the gift for the sage
not wanting
not grasping
not holding on

only sitting and  seeing and breathing and feeling,  for the moment
and the next
and the next

sounds surface
and the morning activity begins

emptiness is the only thing we never have to hold on to












copyright 2009 Alisa Barry