Awake, aware, about
As the first plane flew in
Before the first car engine start
Hearing the first seagull cackle.
Standing in the stillness between things
In awe of the smallness of things
Amazed by the sluggishness of things.
The world may be waking
God, my God is enabling.
Awake, aware, about
Pausing in peace
Stalling in silence
Praying that the noise would not increase
To drown the drone of the bee
The song of the wren
Drum beat of a robins wings
Tiny things, small things, important things.
The world may be waking
God, my God is enabling.
Awake, aware, about
Before the first digital phone bleat
Before the first news soundbites
Before the e.mails and texts start
Taking me away, dragging me off
From the stillness, smallness and sluggishness
Tiny things, small things, important things.
The world may be waking
God, my God is enabling.
Hugh K Henderson <><