Stillness

Forced I am, to be immobile

after days of frenetic wandering,

immersed in the arms of Nature

and the glory of celebrating,

the movement of life,

witness to birth and growth,

the flowing of life itself.

Constrained I am now,

today, to be immobile for a while,

as my body heals from the tears it has

been subjected to,

and I, with it,

in enforced stillness of a kind.

A time for further introspection

and questioning, and observing all

that goes on inside my mind.

Whither does my life go, buffeted around by the turbulences of the times?

How strong are my anchors into myself, to hold me tethered to all that I hold dear?

What new desires and temptations are unfolding inside to guide my path into new enticing destinies?

Where do my footsteps turn of my own volition, while I watch curiously, allowing myself to be drawn unresisting?

What lies behind me, left untouched, like a book unread, diving only into the first few chapters?

What beckons anew as the purpose, yet to be explored, of dreams left by the wayside, decades ago?

Where do I come from and where am I headed now?

My choices, conscious and not, and all my decisions big and small will, in cahoots with time, reveal all, as I watch it unfold, sure of being always in Grace and infinitely Blessed.