by Sigrid E. Mortensen 

© 2023

Quaker.

Quiet.

Simply silence

Listening, rapt.

Held in Light.

Wrapped

In the loving embrace

Of community.

I double it over

Crease it

Tuck it into the pocket of my heart

Draw it out at home

Unfold it

Revisit it in 

Daily

Practice:

Opening

Softening

Receiving, the

Voice, the

Wisdom, the

Guidance from the Godhead.

The Joy is in the 

Seeking, the

Asking, the

Reading, the

Endless Quest to fit

Words to the 

Ineffable.

Like tunes from programmed meetings

That tease me in my dreams

And only upon awakening: the lyrics

Remembered

A message

Strong, yet subtle.

I am infused

Imbued

Illuminated.

Lit from within.

Radiating

Outward.