A Tanka on Stillness

Without Light

The light quietly with a click in the stillness now turns itself off and I, cast down in shadows sit motionless in my chair

When there is no motion, those things that require motion to stay awake (and on) just fall asleep. They will do nothing, there will be no light.

Stillness, however, is not only a lack of motion; it is an effort of preparation for intentional, directed movement.

You can only find your path by walking in it. But first you must have some idea of where and why you might be going.

You can support my writing by joining Medium here