Rapture

By Melanie Hess

Let not the noisy stench of life

distract from perfumed silence

nor sudden storms displace your inner calm

tend well your garden so others may bloom

dwell not on departing this life

but on arriving

a humble spirit

on the threshold of love

just love

Melanie writes from British Columbia, Canada. Through imagery and detail, she creates snapshots that explore the internal and external landscapes of life and what it means to be human. For Melanie, writing is a salve, a salutation.

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