Trigger Warning
The sound of rain falling on your roof,
feeling the first raindrops on your flesh…ineffable–
The tightness of a hug from one you have
not seen for a very long time… ineffable–
Laughter of young children playing, yours
or not, doesn’t matter… ineffable–
The way a sunrise gives you hope, and
a sunset presages a peaceful dying…ineffable–
The touch on your neck by your beloved,
the quiet sharing of doing nothing…ineffable–
The reading of words and the sudden picture
made real in your mind’s eye…ineffable—
The awakening from a dream of wonder,
the sense you were in another world…ineffable–
The moment of joining with another human being,
the strange mixture of joy and sadness…ineffable–
Beholding a tree in full bloom, its myriad leaves
turning in the wind, whispering life… ineffable–
The quiet, secret, almost desperate longing
for transcendence, for God… ineffable….