John Lawless Poet Free verse

And So I Pictured Peace

…and so I pictured peace


…and so I pictured peace.
the lea of the meadow at sunset
meadowlarks chasing invisible bugs,
unfelt breeze riffling the tall grass,
the halo of summer warmth.

unknown to me a battle raged
within the gentle stillness,
a struggle for balance, for survival,
for continuation of the species,
the struggle to achieve stasis.

…and so I questioned peace
and its aberrant deficiencies.
its state of constant flux,
conflicts over air, water, nutrients,
its need to be delicately tended.

…and so I came to know peace
not as a utopian hammock
but as a vibrant and living meadow
that must abide the necessity of change
while respecting the changes of necessity.

a peace that dances across the riffling grass
honors both the meadowlark and bug
paid homage in the warmth of sunset gold,
a peace that knows the burden of its halo.


2/27/2015
Submitted to – Pick a Subject – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Shadow Hamilton

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Poet Destroyer A March 8, 2015 at 1:24 PM anytime..PD

Poet Destroyer A March 6, 2015 at 2:55 AM John, Congratulations on your wonderful win. Always ~LINDA~ John Lawless March 6, 2015 at 6:35 PM Thanks Linda for your support.

Jan Allison March 5, 2015 at 11:58 AM Very deep write John congrats on your win:-) Hugs Jan xx John Lawless March 6, 2015 at 6:35 PM Thanks Jan as always..

Sandra Haight March 5, 2015 at 7:35 AM You offer much to think about in your poem, John. Congratulations on your nice win. Sandra John Lawless March 6, 2015 at 6:34 PM Thanks Sandra for your kind words.

Shadow Hamilton March 5, 2015 at 7:00 AM deep and thoughtful pen John congrats on 3rd place hugs John Lawless March 6, 2015 at 6:34 PM Thanks Shadow for the variation of topics. It made for some interesting poetry.