In The Quiet Of The Night Poem by Raj Arumugam

in the quiet of the night
in the early hours of the morning
when you hear that gentle breath
of yours
in and out
so close and almost out
that
you think it is someone else
or some nocturnal creature
breathing beside you
do not worry,
it’s just you
just the gentle dance of life
just your breath
that sustains you



in the quite of your walk
as you climb a hill
or you swim across a river
or in the quiet of your work
as you pick and pile
wood for the fire
you may hear a beat
and feel a heavy breath
and feel almost as if
the spirits of the air
you imagined in your youth
were breathing down on you
but don’t worry about it,
dearest friend,
don’t worry about it
it is just you
it’s just your own breath
and your own heart that beats
as excited as Ariel in the air
free at last of the island of Sycorax



value your quiet breath
and your gentle heart,
dear friend,
for they are life-long companions
they are life-long companions
you should seek to understand:
just be with them
as they are with you,
one gentle beat and breath
and all of you
in one fluid flow in life