I sit silent in my chair
Poised with pen and paper
All eyes and ears
Waiting to catch a glimmer
Or the faintest whisper
Of the Eternal
Nothing
And all around me
Chirping birds, flowing water
Rustling leaves, drizzling rain
Distract and divert
Dissuade and derail me
And I achieve, or so it seems
Nothing
Life, the universe
Everything
A grand conspiracy
Overrules my negation
Overwhelms my senses
I am drowned
In a deluge of Being
My peace and quiet
My inner solitude
My silent core
All are hushed by the roaring tumult
Of Life, the universe
Everything
Even the solitary flame within
Quenched by the fiery glow
Of a thousand splendid suns
Blazing forth forever
Life, the universe
Everything
Have consumed me completely
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
There is no outer world
There is no me inside
Only sitting and flowing
Silence and chirping
Paper and leaves
Drizzling and blazing
Nothing and everything
Life, the universe and I are One.