Silence

Quietude. Not just with sounds, but the calmness that comes with silence. The enclosing cotton that descends with lack of sound. Stillness. Silence. Quietude.

These are luxurious moments. I feel them in the desert. Sometimes in the afternoon or morning or late at night. Sometimes it's the silence in my car. This soft cotton stillness. It's in these moments I can relax, feel calm. Stress dissolves. 

I'm trying to feel it now, despite the leaf blower and weed wacker and crow cawing. I wish those things would stop. I want to feel the silence. To feel the space. To ignore the possibility of what could come. Not anticipate or desire the next sound, but enjoy the moment. Enjoy the silence.