Shared silence

Those who are interested
in sharing and enjoying silence with others
while listening to and observing nature
are welcome to turn off
all of their electronic devices
and then come over,
stop thinking
and simply be —
in the stillness 

To find out how to get here,
send a message to:
sharedsilence@stillness.org

That’s what was written
on a small sign in a small café
on the edge of town

Some came alone,
others in pairs
and
now and then
a few came together
to share some silence
in the stillness

Tea sang softly
as it rested in cups
and butterflies danced
while gentle people simply were
in comfortable silence