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PEACE BY THE RIVER DWELLS
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peace, they say, is a dove.
here, by the river, though,
peace is the heron's slow rise,
the rustle of reeds, and
a kingfisher's sudden, sapphire dive.
no grand pronouncements,
no treaties etched in stone~
just the quiet knowing
that the river flows on, alone.
the river constantly flows,
carrying the weight, the worries,
the wanting.
In its flowing is a constant reminder~
‘let go, just let go,’
it murmurs with soft sighs,
and in those sighs,
there is a stillness, a home.
peace settles by the river, a fine silt,
on the riverbank, on my soul,
a quiet knowing, I am not alone.
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