i know when spirit stills
it is when the eagle perches,
tearing flesh held in one claw
the crow patiently waiting
i know when spirit stills
it is when clouds are mottled cream
painted onto the blue mulmul kurta
that is the sky
i know when spirit stills
it is when a kachnaar blossom
wafts in the morning breeze
with all the time in the world
i know when spirit stills
when each beat of my heart
answers to every movement
in creation,
when the air shifts, changes, beats,
and i am witness
this witnessing is stilling
and i know when spirit stills
mulmul: muslin, hindi
kachnaar: orchid like indian bloom that grows on trees
(Meet Mago Contributor) Jhilmil Breckenridge.