Sabbath’s Rest

Katie Marie on Dec 1, 2009

Tags: Busyness, clutter, Life, nature, Noise, Peace, quiet, Rest, Sabbath, Solitude

That wonderful first moment of quiet.

Noisy meaningless chatter has been silenced
and the quiet of solitude slowly fills the void.
I inhale it; savor it; with deep slow breaths,
endowing a Sabbath’s rest to my soul.

Warmth of morning sunlight washes over me
bathing me with the gentle touch of nature,
rinsing me clean of unwelcome mental clutter,
endowing a Sabbath’s rest to my soul.

Muscles sink into relaxation, as the eyes close,
and other senses are heightened in awareness.
Floral scents drift in, like waves upon the shore,
endowing a Sabbath’s rest to my soul.

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Francy on Dec 1, 2009
Good one
Keep it up
BullwinkleMuse on Dec 1, 2009
Very soothing, this. In fact, an audio version could be used for meditation.
cutedrishti8 on Dec 1, 2009
Great piece…Katie
ceegirl on Dec 1, 2009
love it
TroostAvenue on Dec 2, 2009
Very nice to relax the soul.
ken bultman on Dec 2, 2009
A peaceful, easy feeling.
Darla Cooke on Dec 2, 2009
This poem has a very relaxing feel to it. Great job!
Casey Mack on Dec 2, 2009
Mmm, I love the peace and quiet of your phrasing in this. The sigh at the end of the read is involuntary.
Roberta J. Morrison on Dec 2, 2009
What a beautiful, soothing poem, Katie. Made me feel calm, just reading it.
Karen Gross on Dec 2, 2009
What a welcome change from the usual description of Sabbath rest as a list of things we don\’t do on the Sabbath. Jesus said that the Sabbath is made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Very worshipful! We need both private and corporal worship to feed our souls.
STEVE666 on Dec 3, 2009
As always—beautiful. The term ‘poet’ is banded around a lot on this site. You are one of the few truly deserving of that title.

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