A Moment of Silence

(for Chris and Aviva, or maybe for the rest of us)

A moment of silence

for the parting of worlds,

a separation I don’t understand

though it is frequent —

It’s like when a stone

drops into water —

the ripples spread out on the surface

as the water is opened

and then closes

with the blip of its round edges

coming back together

But the stone is in a different world —

the medium is thicker

and it falls more slowly

down and down

even as our marking of it

moves out and out

I can only imagine them —

all the edges of awareness

keenly open

as they enter

the next adventure,

perpendicular to that which we perceive.

A moment of silence

to let the stone fall through,

and feel the ripple.

©Wendy Mulhern

July 27, 2013