What do you hear when you listen for peace?
Sue Heatherington @ The Waterside

What do you hear when you listen for peace?

Yesterday, I stood on the hillside and closed my eyes to pay attention to what I heard.

LISTENING IN LAYERS

Pause, for peace,

listening, yet hearing

loud noises of internal disquiet

anxious for global politics –

the nature of power

seeking voices – where

I have no say.

And yet…


And yet, ears open to

birds calling across the valley,

layers of voices creating

soundscapes of fleeting beauty,

delicate connections

in the ordinary,

fuelling hope for a

different kind of peace.

+ Sue Heatherington


Pause. See differently. Re-story ??

~ Yesterday’s post: Listening in a midweek Pause for Peace

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John Waire

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Caroline Harvey

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I too hear a chorus of birdsong, Sue Heatherington - whoops and whistles and chirrups. As you say, reassuring “soundscapes of fleeting beauty”.

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