the listening Leah Hokanson

the listening 

     penetrates perception

the listening

     softens edges

the listening

     dissolves other

the listening

     of flow

     movement

     turning

          and returning

the listening

     beyond language 

     beyond history

     beyond I 

the listening 

     of intention

     attention

     invocation

the listening

     of innocence 

     of presence

     of silence