Pause.

By the lake in the wood
in the shadows
you can
whisper that truth
to the quiet reflection
you see in the water.

Whatever you hear from
the water, remember,

it wants to carry
the sound of its truth on your lips.

Remember,
in this place
no one can hear you

and out of the silence
you can make a promise
it will kill you to break,

that way you’ll find
what is real and what is not.

David Whyte. from “All the True Vows.”

“Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them.”

Exodus 25:8

 

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