In Silence Deep Among The Flowers Poem by Richard (Narad) Eggenberger

In Silence Deep Among the Flowers

Hydrangeas wilt beneath the blazing sun
Their drooping heads await the close of day,
But the iris at the water's edge sing on
And hummingbirds dance in the fountains spray.
Seduced by beauty I arise each morn
As one who hears a sound upon the sea
Runs to the shore to see the lover home.
I am greatened by the least discovery
Of scent or hue that greets me as I roam
Consumed by earth's consuming majesty
On garden paths where once with hands entwined
We walked in silence deep among the flowers
Attuned to that which made of us one mind
And counted not the swiftly passing hours,
But lived the moment, peace within to find.