19 February 2011

Calm

I remember earlier today, I felt calm.  What is calm?


calm Look up calm at Dictionary.com

late 14c., from O.Fr. calme, traditionally from O.It. calma, from L.L. cauma "heat of the mid-day sun" (in Italy, a time when everything rests and is still), from Gk. kauma "heat" (especially of the sun), from kaiein "to burn." Spelling influenced by L. calere "to be hot." Figurative application to social or mental conditions is 16c.



calm

  [kahm; older kam; spelling pron. kahlm]  Show IPAadjective, -er, -est, noun, verb
–adjective
1.
without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
2.
not windy or stormy: a calm day.
3.
free from excitement or passiontranquil: a calm faceacalm manner.

(dictionary.com)

calm

 noun \ˈkäm, ˈkälm, ˈkam, ˈkȯ(l)m\

Definition of CALM

1
a : a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of waterb : complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour — see beaufort scale table
2
: a state of tranquillity


I feel calm when the sun beams through to my eyes and into my heart.  When I am perfectly content with life blurring by.  The zig zags of Alaska mountains, and trees padded with fluffy pillows of snow.  Seeing a moose stare at our bus as we blur past her.  The gradient of value from light blue to a pale orange of the beautiful sunset.  The trees shaded and perfectly black as coal in the darkness.  Events passing, laughs scattering, and random chitter chatter as background noise.
No worries, stresses, but only me and my thoughts.  Me, creating my own poem.  My own book for life.  Never to be read by others, but for me to string my thoughts into a chain of intelligence.  I am calm when I understand a fraction of the universe, of this world.  Why the sun shines. For me to feel perfectly content with my self: doubts, weird/awkwardness, intelligence, beauty, ugliness, humor, creativeness, and all.  When questions are my answers.

1 comment:

Sierra said...

beautiful post. i always try to be calm when i feel anxious so it's a constant effort for me.