A Quiet Walk Poem by Raj Arumugam

a quiet walk
did no one harm;
away from the clamor and the ambitions
and leaving the clutter and vanities
a walk in the silence
and amongst the trees
and just being with the colors
and the feel and the texture of the trunks;
and being with the tender touch of the branches
that reach out to one
when solitude is crisp silence;
all these being simply part of oneself
and one’s calm and peace;
walk then, now,
in this and in these ample grounds
amongst the trees and observing the gentle leaves;
let us enter the wholeness that is ours