A Time To Be Silent

I am attempting to clean my office, and I came across this poem, by David Rankin, in a Courage to Teach packet.

A TIME TO BE SILENT

There must be a time when we cease speaking
to be fully present with ourselves.

There must be a time when we exclude clamor
by listening to nothing whatsoever.

There must be a time when we forgo our plans
as if we had no plans at all.

There must be a time when we abandon conceits
and tap into a deeper wisdom.

There must be a time when we stop striving
and find the peace within.

-David Rankin