Quiet

I enter the space to pray, to be, to rest

finding all of it filled with a peace

that sings, prays, chants

in my heart all of it gathered

here at the altar laid down

and around unending

ceaseless prayers have been given

absorbed into the walls and crevices

giving voice to all the weary,

all those laden down who seek rest

they unite in the silence,

in the place of sanctuary

finding they are united in voice

in the hush of the quiet

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