Rising sun through bedroom window. The chickens out there cluck cluck clucking content pecking content in their yard and I like to watch them gold black red while they run from rainbow rooster. Sounds of readying within the house Mama’s feet steady with intention gathering all the many things for the children toothbrushes hairbrush shirt shoes toast baby dolls toys from different rooms she gathers back and forth and back and forth the children chomping chomping eyes glazed cartoon on television plays then all is quiet. Stillness broken gently gently gently squeaking desk chair and rooster crow. Joep Beving playing soft piano haunting haunting not haunting quite like a black hole no not sucking entirety of soul just haunting enough to dilate Time. Big Time. Just enough the Time slows for me to hold on to rooster crows the presence of children echoes in the silent house. Yes stillness is full with their life and I wrap it around me as I walk gently gently across sun-dappled wood floors. Smell of breakfast still hangs thick in air. The cat has nestled into unmade bed for morning nap. The hound dog lays beside him greying muzzle white moons circle keen eyes… “GIGANTIC, RIPENING, FULL OF FEAR”* oh temporal life! The haunting comes from the peace. Yes the haunting is the peace. The cat’s nostrils wheeze. The hound dog snores a satisfying baritone. As the sun moves across the horizon. And leaves shadows where there was light.
*Evening, Rainer Maria Rilke
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