When does the quiet begin?

Tired and weary of the days work
I sink into my bed.
Ah! every nerve every muscle
begins ease out
and my limbs begin to feel rested.
Now, the mind’s work begins
When does the quiet begin?


The mind lifts its head now
and forays into the dark.
eyes shut, eyelids heavy and drooping
into the land of the unknown.
when does the quiet begin?


The body’s work done
the mind’s work begins
into the darkest recesses of the mind
on a pilgrimage
nay, in search of the inward eye?
when does the quiet begin?





I see the jewelled night
I see the fearful phantoms hide
I hear their threatening sounds
and I wake up
through day the body and through night the mind
when does the quiet begin?

jayshri
11’july