Soul Speak

As I contemplate Soul Speak

Fingers poised over computer keys

I look across the room at my 

Gouldian finches hopping in 

Unison.

After all, isn’t that Soul Speak

To hop or hope together as one?

For the last week I kept

Hearing the song, “Shallow”

Warbling in my head

Sometimes wandering out of my mouth.

Something about diving in the deep end

“We’re far from the shallow now”

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper 

Serenade each other and us.

I view the gray and white clouds

Outside my large windows 

Above the trees, above the mall

That exists below them.

I see the green trees, various shades

A few steeples in this Bible Belt

I see concrete and cars

Nothing wrong with any of these.

Then, I drop in by breathing

Just a little differently

I feel the back of my throat

Either a little sore or longing

To speak

Allergies prompt me to clear my throat

The air comes into and out of my lungs

In harmony, quietly, involuntarily

I pause, a little wistful.

What will I learn today?
What will come to me and inform me

The delightful sounds of birds chirping

Trilling and fluttering their wings?

I drop in further hoping to prompt

Revelation, insight, joy or epiphany

Calm surrounds me as I pause

A blanket of soft air encompasses me.

The sesame oil I rubbed into my body

Today smells like nuts and seeds

My skin appreciates the moisture

Nurturing it, so rarely received before.

Maybe I want to learn more

Keep seeking and maybe 

I want to share more

From my authentic self

Or both?

Are these my purpose?  

Are these my mission?
Are these enough?

“Yes,” speaks my Soul.

“Rest for now in this paradise”

All I ever need 

All I really want.

On another day, at another time

I will have other needs and 

Desires that will prompt movement.

For today, pure peace.