Linear Peace

Oh, let me sit in peace and go,
within the pages white as snow;
between the lines as black as coal
to all the places You have sowed.

Oh, let me sit in peace and see,
the whole wide world You’ve made for me.
The mountains high the valleys low,
the pristine passes ripe with snow.

Oh, let me sit in peace and go,
from my life to Kipling’s “Just So.”
Between the leafs and lines I’ll Be
alight, aflame, pure harmony.

Oh, let me sit in peace and know,
the mysteries of friend and foe.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Suzadail Jr. Avatar
June 18, 2009 at 1:41 PM
They can only disrupt your peace if you allow it. Stay strong. Vince
Guzzi Avatar
June 11, 2009 at 3:56 PM
This is a prayer...to the universe and those seeking to disrupt my peace...to let me be...let me be...
Buys Avatar
June 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Oh my, so very well written. Love the flow and soft rhythm and the contents touches the heart. Such a gentle poem. Very well done. Regards Heidie
Goff Avatar
June 9, 2009 at 7:56 PM
I think you have discovered this place! Deb! nice! James
Joseph Avatar
June 9, 2009 at 9:17 AM
in the company of the right person, where you are safe to be yourself always, you then continue to journey to know yourself, and in that process, you can know the other as well. The moment you step into trying to change or control, you have lost that grace.
Langston-Moran Avatar
June 8, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Deborah. Thank you for the clarification. And, this poem you wrote is lovely...evokes such serenity. But, Deborah...I am a 78-year-old lady with the mind of a youth... I have lived long...searched and searched...and my dear child..I am still searching. One can live an entire life - be very intelligent and aware as I am...and STILL not know "me or Thee." Trust me on this one. Patricia
Joseph Avatar
June 8, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Very Kipling like.
Hensley Avatar
June 8, 2009 at 8:08 AM
This is a very beautiful poem! It is filled with peace and beauity that God has giving us to see and take in to write such poems as this!
Chircop Avatar
June 7, 2009 at 2:05 PM
THIS POEM FILLS ME WITH GOOD AURA,SERENITY AND PEACE--BEAUTFUL -A GEM--CHARMA
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