Such silence

As deep as I ever went into the forest
I came upon an old stone bench, very, very old,
and around it a clearing, and beyond that
trees taller and older than I had ever seen.

Such silence!

…Sometimes there’s only a hint, a possibility.
What’s magical, sometimes, has deeper roots
than reason…

I sat on the bench, waiting for something.
An angel, perhaps. Or dancers with the legs of goats.

No, I didn’t see either. But only, I think, because
I didn’t stay long enough. ~ Mary Oliver

Are you staying long enough?