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Alpha & Omega
I know you love the silence and the word that can't be heard
That slipping into stillness to rise up, like a bird
Circling the hill tops, safe at the edge of thought,
Where casual adversity melts off, as the fraught
And fractious din of endless conversations disappear
Into the ocean far below or up into the air
Which effortlessly cradles me until I reach the place
Where all barriers lie broken and we are face to face.
Here is where my heart is, here I long to be,
The transforming awareness that there's only you and me
And, when you release me, return me to my work,
No matter what the problem, the upsets that may lurk
To trip me or dissuade me from following the way,
I'll always have the silence you gave to me today,
This wordless wild conviction of overflowing love
From deep below the ocean to the heavens far above.
Love does nto need explaining, love does not make demands
Love exists in giving, in meeting the commands
Of gentle expectations, to succour and relieve,
To laugh with those rejoicing, to grieve with those who grieve;
Love can never censure, love does not complain
Love flows through me unceasing its influence the same
As when I first encountered its touch upon my heart
And knew there was no turning back, no chance that we might part.
And now within this silence, I sense your gentle voice,
A whisper in the tree-tops, a calling to rejoice
In all you have created, all that comes to me,
All that has departed, all that will ever be,
For there is no beginning, as there will be no end,
No time, no space, no limits, no boundaries to offend,
No need for forgiveness, no need to lose or win,
For you, and you alone, are where I end and I begin.
Brian Hick July 2014
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