Falling Into Place

Falling Into Place

Poetry

A Poem on Stillness and the Contrast It Reveals

An Homage to David Whyte and the Space Between

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Glenn DeVore
Mar 21, 2025
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I wrote this poem in the quiet echo of stillness, shaped by the insights that surfaced after a recent Vipassanā retreat. It was a time of deep silence where the presence and power of stillness became unmistakable.

It is inspired by the way

David Whyte
, in Consolations, reveals the hidden depths of everyday words. I sought to explore “stillness” in a similar way. N…

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