Moving On Copyright © 08 Pat Williams

I wake up slowly one morning
To find the pain’s not there
I press my heart, I rub my brow,
I stretch myself, dare I allow
To think that it’s for real
This hurt that’s now not hurting
To just lie here and gently feel.

Lying in the dappled shade
My thoughts and feelings in a hazy blur
I feel my body and spirit mesh
A loving feeling in me stirs

Our thoughts connect intuitively
Without our conscious knowledge
We think, we think and then we charm
With words to stroke and soothe us calm.

No longer am I battling
And crying out in pain
No longer is my soul on fire
Nor do I call his name

I’ve found the road again
It’s seems different that before
There is a softer feeling here
As I climb and search for more

The rocks are smaller rocks
The stones a little less sharp
The pebbles here are smoother
I feel a quiet round my heart

To think and not be frightened
To laugh and feel no shame
To have my senses heightened
And then to plunge again

But not into that Abyss,
where the swirling waters churn,
Just into contemplative mood,
Where I can think and learn.