Spiritual Things Matter

Photograph by: K. Alan Lewis

The privacy and clarity of silence
Can cleanse the heart
And heal it more easily and swiftly
Than all the words we so desperately try to find.

Silence gives space to thoughts and images,
Reflecting gently on details
Otherwise lost
In the murky water
Of the noisiness of life.

Silence brings wonder
At life’s meticulous design.
It purifies our surroundings.
Greater yet,
It distills our world within.

All at once we can breathe freely.
Gone is the smothering effect of trying too hard.
Gone is the pressure of fear and pain.

Silence is a great gift to ourselves.
It is a gift we ought at times
Give to others.

~Viola Jaynes

~Anjo passante

I sit outside in my swing for a while
And smell the scent of the night.
It’s dark, so dark, I can not see
So I look up to the twinkling sky.
I close my eyes in gratitude
For the limitless space out there;
Realizing again just how familiar it is -
Boundless possibilities and freedom therein.

Gently, yet deeply, I inhale and smell
The wonderful scent of the night.
It heightens my senses, I become aware
Of the fathomless, vast space inside.
My soul is housed in this earthbound body
Yet bound my soul will never be.
I am free to recall, I am free to imagine
Thus, I live my life just as I want it to be.

~Viola Jaynes
May 2009

Jan Werner was an immensely gifted Norwegian singer, famous for his powerful voice.  He died all too early when he was found by his manager in his apartment.  Autopsy revealed that he died of heart failure at the age of 30.

I saw this at Siggy’s site today and it moved me to tears.  I wanted to share it with you.  It is truly an exquisite piece!!!

Kal, one of my blogger friends informed me that this piece is called, “Gabriella’s Oboe” composed by Ennio Morricone. Thank you, Kal!

Some things are simply too beautiful for words.




My daughter wrote this little poem and she asked me to put it on my blog. I love it!

Have you ever wondered if you can fly?
Keep on trying.
Have you ever wondered if you can be president?
Keep on trying.
I know you can do it,
I know you can try.
So dont give up, and never cry.

P.S and don’t get hurt!

~Meagan Jaynes – 8 years old