Category Archives: memories

Ancient Longing

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Virgilio Gavia

There is a stillness that runs deep that strokes the soul and a luminous silence that unlocks an ancient longing that I still do not understand. I just walk, wondering, as I come to terms with the deeper truth of … Continue reading →

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He Knows, He Understands, He Remembers

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

He lives his life the way it used to be and a little bit more. There are times when he is so quiet and he knows why, and he understands and then…he remembers the deep resonance and distant echoes of … Continue reading →

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One Winter Night

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Virgilio Gavia

A leaf covered by snow, a moonlight in winter and tears in the stillness of the night.

Posted in Connection, Contemplation, Deeper Truth, Inner Knowing, Inner Life, Knowing, memories, Remembrance, Ruminations, sentimentalism, Silence, Stillness | 8 Comments

A Leaf in Autumn

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

Quietly You left Like a leaf in autumn. The air is clear and crisp. It is cold. There is no moment to forget.

Posted in autumn, Connection, Contemplation, Deeper Truth, Inner Knowing, Inner Life, memories, sentimentalism, Stillness | 11 Comments

A Silent Story

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

It is that shaft of sunlight that tells the whole story, hoping yet fleeting.

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Deep Love

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

I wake up to the call of the silence of spring and yet I can still feel the coldness of winter. This I call deep love. It lingers.

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A Hidden Silence that is Beyond Meaning

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

And I stand alone in a farrago of thoughts, thinking long and hard as I am cantilevered in a place of empty; and the birds, as if they are silently commiserating and consoling, as if they feel the sting of … Continue reading →

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One Quiet Afternoon

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

It’s all about the sunlight after weeks of grey sky and snowy white landscape…a joy to behold as it spills over and contaminates an empty wine bottle sitting on the narrow ledge of my basement’s window…it unravels sweet thoughts casually … Continue reading →

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I Just Know

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Virgilio Gavia

It is not easy to forget…it is deeply embedded in a place where the heart rules…it is a mystery, this human heart… and in the deep hour of longing…in the empty space of solitude…in the fullness of melancholy…and in the … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Connection, Contemplation, Deeper Truth, Existentialism, Inner Knowing, Inner Life, memories, Moment of Peace, Mystery, Photo, Photography, Remembrance, Ruminations, sentimentalism, Silence, Spirituality, Stillness, Wholeness | 4 Comments

A Deep Sense of Place

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Virgilio Gavia

Cool morning, gentle sun, a trail, a walk, leaves on the ground. I am slowly arresting the sweet presence of autumn in an inspired and respectful moment of observation. Lots of symbolism and metaphors, of sentimentalism and melancholy. It is … Continue reading →

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