After the bustle of December holidays and the celebration of New Year’s Day, we endure winter’s dark days in January. This is the perfect time to pause in our busy lives and reflect on where we have been and where we are going. Cathy’s poem, THE PAUSE is just right for January!
THE PAUSE
Cathy Ross
The bay is still.
Twice a day
it turns to glass,
mirroring the sky.
Twice a day
it pauses
from the pull of tides,
to reflect and rest.
I stand here
on its banks,
staring out
across the water,
breathing in
the calm.
If only I could do this
twice a day,
release the pull
of my own tides,
the tasks and qualms
that swirl and churn,
if only I could pause
in the midst of it all
and turn to glass,
mirroring the sky.
To read Cathy’s previously published poem “HEARTHSONG” – click here
Beautiful and perfect for today. We just go back from a lake walk, no tides, but the poem still resonates.❤️
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Beautiful! And true!