underneath

letting go

of old pain

can feel so painful

that one would rather

hold on to it

while underneath the release

forgiveness is waiting

with wide open arms

to receive life

in a soft and tender embrace

time has come

when a destructive kind of

continuity

is broken

time has come

to mend

what was never disrupted

only overshadowed by

a destructive kind of

continuity

whole

wholeness

in a shield of light

closing around

a fractured life

look

a subtle smile

a change of look in the eye

while a different kind of solitude

arrive

a solitude of peace

and solemn delight

summarise

soft silence

under a steady falling rain

soundless thoughts

slowly summarised

into pearls of wisdom

surgery

honesty

is a matter

to be handled

with both mercy

and forgiveness

though

while handled in that manner

it might cut into hidden wounds

with surgical precision

of endless care

gate

anxious full moon

holding dear

every detail

of a silver night

to be treasured

in every detail

as a wide open gate

of insight

glorious

a shadow of sadness

on a glorious morning

only to emphasise the span

of glory itself

steady

soft mist

covering the landscape

preparing the mind gently

for a revelation of the kind

which needs steady tenderness

for the awareness to grasp

every detail of

its insight