Be Still

At day’s end

When darkness enters

And night falls

When the flurry of activities subside

This is the time to be

To be still

As one goes to sleep

And the plethora

Of daily duties ends

Often signals the time to be awake

For in sleep

We are within

We are quiet

We are still

There are no disturbances

And we are free

To be

Who we truly are

So paradoxically

When we are asleep

We are awake

And when we are awake

We are asleep

And the cycle

Repeats itself

Day after day

Yet many now

Want to remain awake

For as the dawn breaks

And the light enters

There is a desire

There is a longing

There is a need

To better understand

The realm of the universe

To know oneself

And to be

One with self

Books on Solitude and Silence