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Our Peace

I looked at the horrible faces,
agnostic,
I look at the beautiful faces,
pristine,
I looked for a summer in the midst of winter,
and for repose in a gruelling duel with death and oblivion.

I looked for salvation,
looked outside the door for breath and bread.

I looked towards the sun, 
and inwards,
and moved upwards and moved closer to the stars,
within the cyclone of your scars,
within the summer of your love.

I looked before overlooking anything,
and beyond hope,
and before tomorrow and happy as I was
I kissed life on the chicks and sat
next to a pumpkin
and read limericks.

I looked within your eyes and tried to find out if they were true,
and since they were true I looked further into your heart,
and without further I do I said can we be one?

I sat under the bodhi tree and said can I be a bodhisattva,  
and I was open to love and open to desire,
and open to freedom of movement
and the amorous rain fell on my toes and it felt so free.

I looked into your eyes and within your heart and saw love,
and saw possibility and discovery and laughter.

For I had tasted your love so much,
and tasted your dreams in my sleep.

I looked within you, within me, and tried to find your peace,
our peace.

Copyright © Spyros Koroniotis | Year Posted 2023

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Ann Cantu Date: 5/24/2023 3:28:00 PM I find your poem serenely romantic, Spyros, very nice. I enjoyed taking this little poetic journey. Login to Reply Spyros Koroniotis Date: 5/25/2023 8:10:00 AM Thank you Ann. I am romantic so most of my poems are about love and relationships, although some are more abstract or deal with other themes. I am sorry for the “I do” it should have been ado. I had just finished writing this when I posted it. I am very glad you enjoyed reading it. There is some darkness in this poem too but love is about alleviating our shadows. Other poems I ‘ve written are more uniformly romantic and are all about light and brightness. The writing here is more experimental than the usual way I have of expressing myself and I tend to have different voices in my writing. I try to have a tempo when I write and I almost never think beforehand or correct a poem afterwards. There are of course some exceptions to this rule. I am so glad you enjoyed it.

Beata Agustin Date: 5/11/2023 7:19:00 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts on peace through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed. Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 5/9/2023 3:03:00 AM Nothing beats total peace, food for the soul. Welcome to poetry soup Spyros. Tom Login to Reply Spyros Koroniotis Date: 5/9/2023 3:51:00 AM Hi Tom, thanks for the welcome! I am glad I found you. I try to meditate to find my inner peace and balance and let go. Yes it's true, nothing beats total peace. :)