Stillness

I toss the pillows
The bed cover creases
Tossing and turning
Side to side

The baby in the womb
Disturbed fetal position
Restless too
Kicks

The baby no longer an embryo
Kicks hard
Fetal movement
Sends ripples through the heart and the soul

The placenta throws a wave
The ebb and tide of life
Struggles of life, birth and miracle
Of pulsating heart and limb

I toss
The creases ease
With the mind swirling
In contraction

Hush. Still. Stillness

The darkness plays its game
The morning light has its own
Different, unique, opposite
The creases of light and night

I dream
Of the womb
Of running
Jolting and pushing

The wave of bushes
Through cacti desert

The stillness of the wind
Like the monumental sand dune
Windy swirl of sand
Creating unique pattern – remain still
The mind in its stillness
Will take a child’s innocence
To hush it to sleep
Hush. Baby. Hush

Learn the rumbles of stillness
It will be long since you will
Remember and forget
The experience of stillness
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