Take time to pay attention
in this chill and penitential season.
Set aside some now-and-then
for simply now, leave then for later,
and let the silence filter through.
Investigate the subtleness of light and dark,
the readiness of birdcall, the playfulness
of sudden rain. Search for the earliest
slim disclosures of the yellow and the green.
Then recognize again the old, enfolding givenness
within which we spend our days.
Time Out – Lent
