quiet

December 7, 2025

Softly


Softly falls the drifting snow
Harmonic music lifts and inspires
Quiet presence in time of need
A sleeping child held gently close

Softly touches the cooling breeze
A warming blanket snuggled close
Comforting touch conveying compassion
Misty rain’s light kiss in early morn

Softly comes the light tread of feet
Loving gaze to empathize
Wafting aroma of a simmering meal
Whispered words in hushed voice

Trusting animal’s light kiss
Golden glow of rising sun
Twinkling stars ‘midst clear dark night
Softly embraces our God’s mighty arms

Charlotte-Anne Allen

November 1, 2025

Lightly


Lightly breaths the freshening air
Softly lifting sweeping strands of hair

Lightly speaks a sleepy songbird
As morning rays spread glowing fingers

Gentle rabbit ever slowly and lightly hops
Upon bedewed blades sparkling in sun’s touch

Sighing and yawning world slowly awakes
Stepping lightly and looking upon day’s dawn

Lightly now we gaze upon earth’s glory
Pausing amid our to-and-fro and breathing deeply

Treasured moments to renew and strengthen
Welcome gift of peace from our Creator God

Charlotte-Anne Allen

April 13, 2025

In the Stillness


In the stillness
There comes a calm
A time of quiet contemplation

Storms’ great waves
That crashed with tumult
Chaos, strife, and much distress

Come gather now
As silence deepens
Open to stop, to pause

Find now rest with indrawn breath
Comfort and new direction
Readying both body and mind

Heart now waiting
Ears unstopped
Eyes opened to receive

God with us, Emmanual
In deep compassion
Holds us gently

Heard is our voice
Breath touches pain, anger, fear
In His stillness… find new peace

Hope for each day
Joy in the moment
Faith for life… in His stillness

Charlotte-Anne Allen

Psalm 107:28-30 NIV – “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.“

March 16, 2025

Dribble


Sometimes life seems to dribble
A little splash or drop

Things can move so slowly
Or almost seem to stop

But then I look around me
Set impatience to the side

I’m reminded to ‘rest easy’
And in one great God abide

Slower times are oh so needed
Take a moment and see the view

Time to think or reconsider
Being thankful for what is true

In those quiet little trickles
There is mighty work at hand

In each day find contentment
Knowing God does understand

Charlotte-Anne Allen

February 8, 2025

Mid-Winter Morn


Towering giants
stretch their bare arms
To cloudy sky

Weekend dreamers
Slumber in warm cocoons
As quiet reigns

Soft breeze
Gently stirs bushes…rustling
In morn’s dim glow

Feathered residents
Silently huddle in chilly patience
Winging fleetingly aloft

Footsteps sound
Crunching on dry grass and leaves
Delivering morning meals

Nipped nose
Draws in crisp fresh air
This mid-winter morn

Charlotte-Anne Allen

August 23, 2024

There Was a Hush


There was a hush as time stood still
With indrawn breath
A pause, a flicker… a moment of clarity

Photos taken in darkest of days and
Moments of sweetest remembrance
… Rarest seconds of quiet

Sigh of rest at day’s end
Death’s final march and
Awe-filled eyes before baby’s first cry

Contemplate life and its grand stories
Cherish and preserve its promise
Look to sunrise and set, day night day

Joy in beloved voices around you
Of love and trials and overcoming
Of a great God ever present

There was a hush
As time stood still

Charlotte-Anne Allen

June 30, 2024

Velvety Night


Velvety night calms and sooths
Softly touching after day’s turn

Star lights twinkle …are peeking
Through wisps of drifting clouds

Summer’s warmth lingers
Slowly giving way to cool surrender

Night creatures call out …now seeking
Distant and mournful, or sharply alerting

And so, we draw breath in and out
Somehow more finely tuned to body and earth

Filled and quietly resting …not speaking
Bathed in moon’s soft shine

Velvety night brings comfort
Contemplating, in God’s calm presence

Charlotte-Anne Allen