Clinton Reservoir November 27, 2016

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speaking softly

As I get older I don’t talk so much

And what I say is said quietly

The sound drifting towards inaudible

Like subtitles in a silent movie.

It’s not intentional to be difficult

To try to hear what I am saying

When speaking softly and slowly

My thoughts forming as the words emerge.

I do want to be understood

And I do get frustrated from time to time

Raising my voice as if that would help

Quite the opposite results.

There are people who talk all the time

Filling the space with empty chatter

As if hiding from their own thoughts

As it seems to me remaining mute.

There is an art to conversation

A skill that I appreciate in others

Who participate easily in this exchange

Listening and responding in kind.

The sounds of nature speak to me

Asking to be heard not answered

Noticing the movement around me

Being here now being alive.

It’s good for me to have quiet time

To gather my thoughts, to write

To read my words voiced silently

To share of myself with you.

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Ramapo Valley November 24, 2016

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