Peace be with you
Are the words she said
Flowers placed appropriately
Saying goodbye to the dead.
She wasn’t false
And yet, it wasn’t true
Because there were things
She just couldn’t undo.
A while she stayed
And many things she did pray
But in her head is where the words would remain
For if she dared speak them aloud,
She knew her heart would break.
When the sky took upon an orange glow
She knew that it was time to go.
To leave them there was harder
Much harder than she’d imagined.
But her mother had told her many times before,
“Rest easy my child. Today it hurts,
but tomorrow, it’s a new day.
It won’t bare the pain of yesterday
anymore.”
With that in mind
She made to leave,
Hoping that the souls left behind,
Would find peace.
And forgive her, for the words she wished to keep.
This world can be a scary place
This world can throw you into a competing race
Isn’t it sad when you look up and see the ones you clapped for think they’re in competition with you?
Why don’t you take a minute and enjoy the journey?
That’s where we mess up
Why can’t you just enjoy the journey even though it’s a bumpy one?
It’s not about the destination
It’s about the process leading up to your success
Take a deep breath
The ones who love you will not turn their backs on you
They are cheering for you
How about during this journey you cheer for yourself too?
That’s the best thing you can do for your growth
On this journey
May peace be with you
PEACE BE WITH YOU
Let us resolve
To destroy the very thoughts
That nurture violence,
Terror and war
Only then
Can we move
Towards peace
And, live in peace
We must fight war mongers,
Terrorists
And all those
Who indulge in violence
War comes at the cost
Of huge investments
In military hardware
Peace comes for free
War and terror cannot provide
Solutions to any problem
They are at the roots
Of most of our problems
War and terrorism grow
On the altar of violence,
Bloodshed, hatred
And alienation
Peace survives on Love,
Compassion
Brotherhood
And, sacrifice
Let us abandon war,
Terrorism and violence
Let us pursue love,
Compassion and peace
Peace be with you!
Dream of Peace
Peace be with you
Envision Peace
Peace be with you
Peace in the Heavens
Peace be with you
Peace on Earth
Peace be with you
Love Peace
Peace be with you
Desire Peace
Peace be with you
Pursue Peace
Peace be with you
Pray for Peace
Peace be with you
Echoed voices across the seas
Hitching rides amongst the breeze
Speaking words that come to mind
Peace be with you...and to all mankind
Taken from my poem "Echoed Voices"
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5-25-2019
Peace be with you
A lifetime
Always
Sweet peacefulness
May it soothe
Your soul
In troubled times
Look to God
For peace
May it linger
In your heart
I pray
Charlieku 4-3-2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: charles messina (Winner: 1st Place)
Date written and posted: 10/15/2018
Have you brought a smile to someone's face
or soothed their pain with your embrace?
There is a song, you know the words, or do you?
It's sung by those who've felt loves touch
and know compassion can't be too much
with words by one who knows the peace is with you.
Peace is with you
Peace is with you
Peace is with you
Peace is with you
No scars are felt from tenderness
or blindness left from happiness
sing harmony with those you touch, now will you?
Spare grief with grace that shines a light
and shelters from life's darkest night
with hope that all will know that peace is with you.
Peace is with you
Peace is with you
Peace is with you
Peace is with you
Join hands and lead us all to dance
and listen hard for God to laugh
as reverence rises from your soul and fills you.
With childlike trust, bring faith and joy
that tears of regret cannot destroy,
with wishful dreams that speak of peace that's with you.
Peace be with you
Peace be with you
Peace be with you
Peace be with you
With all due respect to Mr. Cohen
Hallelujah...
PEACE BE WITH YOU
May the beauty of God surround you this morning!
Fresh air in your lungs,
Dew under your bare feet.
The smell of pine needles in the forest
and the sound of the river rushing in the gorge!
Dappled sunlight through the trees
as you sit serenly on a rock.
Water beneeth and air above.
May the Holy Spirit surround you with His love.
Ice cold, crystal clear water in a rock pool.
Moss on the rocks and ferns in the crevices.
Tadpoles and minoes swimming
making ripples on the surface, along with a water skate.
The sound of the wind through the trees,
The feel of the cool breeze on your skin
and the touch of the sun on your face.
The touch of Jesus lifting your hair.
May Gods peace be with you my friends,
Now and forever more.
Amen.......
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27
“Peace be with you,” the pastor then said,
As he raised up on high the wafer of bread,
That came from the baker who lived in the town,
Who had gotten the wheat that the farmer had ground.
He said to remember the sacrifice made,
By the man they called Jesus that dark, fateful day,
Who had traded his life to forgive them their debts,
And had washed off the sin and the blood of the past
Then the faithful all nodded said the Lord’s prayer,
As they exited Church to breathe in the fresh air –
To enjoy God’s creation around them that day,
From the trees to the birds, to the smell of fresh hay
But as soon as they entered their homes, something changed,
For God's peace within them was buried away,
As they sat ‘round the table and dined with their knives,
On creatures that peacefully pled for their lives.
Peace be with you little ones,
As you make your journey home,
So early in the day it seems,
To come upon your lives’ sweet gloam.
Peace be with you little ones,
Your smiles brightened up the earth,
And though we might no longer see,
They still in heaven spread their mirth.
Peace be with you little ones,
And those who would your guardians be,
There should be no cost put on lives,
So easily lost in tragedy.
Peace be with you little ones,
As you make your journey home,
So early in the day it seems,
To come upon your lives’ sweet gloam.
For the children and adults who lost their lives in Newtown Connecticut
To see peace will be
To feel peace, within
You will not only see,
But be a part of it
Like an ever rolling hillside
You become part of
The beauty, the landscape
Like the sound of the sea
You become part of
The eternal depths
Like the twinkle of the stars
You become a distant
Beacon of hope
Peace is the completion
Of self as it is taken
From the heart of the world
From the vastness of the heavens
And placed within
One’s own mind and heart
peace be with you all
it’s really nice feeling it,
in my own dialect
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