Sunday, September 14, 2008

Contentment

"Sleep sweetly, tender heart, in peace!
Sleep, holy spirit, blessed soul,
While the stars burn, the moons increase,
And the great ages onward roll."

-Alfred Tennyson

Have you ever had those moments when you simply sat down in the quiet solitude and enjoyed it, feeling absolutely nothing but contentment and joy. Everything is quiet and still and the sound of such silence fills your soul with a million quiet thoughts and your heart and mind are at peace and you could wish nothing more than to sit in this moment for a long time. Those moments when you sit in a lovely patch of sunshine and the world is bright and warm and yet not so bright as to be brilliant. Just a soft warm glow that warms you. There are no worries, nothing to rush you, nothing to bother you. And in this warm quiet solitude, you're happy. No, not just happy. Content. Content and at peace and you wish that nothing could disrupt this moment.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

mmm yes I have. Mostly in dreams, sadly. Does that count? I dont think it does. But it sure as heck feels like it then. And it's *wonderful*.

And I do really know what you mean...the real version, not the dream. It's so....peaceful.