Peace, I know peace
a serenity, my soul is still.

A white bird flies
over green trees
and a red roof

A dog barks a long way away
I smell the smoke of a fire
someone is warm.

My breath is white, my face cold
I dream of my love
and I walk forever
hoping to shake the chill.

I lie awake in the morning
and stare at the blue sky
wondering why I do not stir

Then I remember;
together in the morning
waking and sharing each other
and not moving to get up
until the afternoon.

Sweet peace to know togetherness
but today I am alone and far away.

I will again see a morning with her
and the thought makes me happy.



Simplicity and a line
a tear on the red face of a child wronged
by a force we don't remember,
a force we so soon forget.

perhaps the volatile youth
is a singular reminder
of the necessary release
of pressures and ideas
which weigh, they lay a weight
on the mind of maturity.

to scream and play
never give up in despair
as the sun sets;
to not sleep for excitement;
to have the terror of dreams
accompany one with twisted images
for years to come.



What would you say if you could say one thing
and have it heard by every human on the planet?
would you say love,
perhaps follow, or learn to feel;
maybe you'd say nothing
and watch the world continue in darkness;
maybe an utterance of desolate hopelessness for all mankind;
or a request that we'll learn to live together

think about this;
you merely have to put pen to page
and make a difference inside yourself
to feel that you've made a difference
in the world.

for what is the world but the space inside your head
in which you place and interpret
all that is around you

You are the world and every minute of every day
you speak to each and every one of its inhabitants.
say something you mean.

[Cover | Surroundings | Creativity | Darkness | Life | Nature | Love | Peace | Epilogue]

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