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In the quiet moments,
The lulls before the raging storms,
The space between the rise and fall of the waves,
I sit,
I sit in contemplation of the moments to come,
I sit in readiness for the time I must stand,
I sit because I am tired,
I sit because I can,
Knowing that no amount of protestation can calm the coming storm,
Knowing the futility of trying to fight the waves,
May as well try and plait fog or juggle soot.
The future walks the road toward me as quickly as the past walks away,
And I am here,
In the moment of now,
Forever greeting one as I bid farewell to the other,
Until the future no longer walks my way,
And all that is left to do is bid goodbye to the past,
And I sit,
And I smile,
Because I can

◄ Roy

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Jason Bayliss

Sun 29th Nov 2020 09:30

Thank you all so much. Aviva, thanks for reaching out, thank you Victoria and Stephen, I'm glad it brought you to a place of calm, this year's been so shit that we're all having to find that place and recognise it's value. And thank you Jennifer for enjoying a little peace with me whilst giving a nod to some old British classic sayings, "Juggling soot, plaiting fog," I love those old gems.

J. x

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jennifer Malden

Sat 28th Nov 2020 19:26

Lovely (as usual)! Liked'plait fog' and' juggle soot'. There are moments like this, when one is aware that it is 'the lull before the storm', and so enjoy even more the pause.

Jennifer

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Stephen Atkinson

Sat 28th Nov 2020 17:14

I now know what to read when I need to relax. Nice one Jason

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Sat 28th Nov 2020 17:10

This is beautiful Jason. It has a calming effect. Well done. ?

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Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Sat 28th Nov 2020 16:59

I really like this and I think that I prefer the text which has had its line arrangements shifted due to the image, rather than the text which is in the image itself which has the original line arrangement. But either way it is a really peace creating poem. Serenity.

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