A Retreat
is a dance
of another kind,
each step moving to
the rhythm of sacred music
pausing and pulsing
through the words of the divine
as spoken by the preacher.
You step back
into a world of soft silence
that echoes past periods
of pure pain.
Then a step forward
swings you around
to a new cadence of
soul searching.
Ah, the lacy cobwebs
of life’s story
hang by strands,
as scenes sweep by
in quick succession
then waltz on to
new heights.
Shake out the old
twist in the new
and step into
a slow foxtrot of
steady beats.
A symphony of sound
beckons the retreatant
to explore hidden depths
buried in forgotten canyons.
What a treat
to move away
from the humdrum of life
and be recreated again.