Wednesday, May 29, 2019

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['Contemplating Peace Carolyn M. Abrams Art' from google]

OF PEACE
The wings of the butterfly are not still
They are white, flapping in the breeze
The colour of the sky is not overcast
It is the azure of a bright sunny day

The absence of birdsong is not disturbing
It is fleeting and transient
They will be there again maybe in a second
Maybe in an hour, who knows

The quality of peace is not turmoil
It is the assembling and arranging
Of everything into a channel of hope
Of gratefulness and of satisfaction
OF PEACE © gillena cox 2019


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24 comments:

  1. You've summed up peace so beautifully in the closing stanza.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Sumana

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  2. Yes if everyone found personal peace there would be a chance of world peace.

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  3. Thank you for your appreciation Rall

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  4. That assemblage into a channel of hope is inviting. I think I will reside there!

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  5. Thank you for your appreciation Susan

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  6. a channel of hope...my favorite image...hope is a blessing...bkm

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  7. Thank you for your appreciation Barbara

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  8. a channel of hope - lovely image.

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  9. Thanks for dropping by Toni

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  10. WOW! Gillena, you hve said a mouthful here. I love that "Peace is.....the assembling of everything into a channel of hope, of satisfaction and gratitude." That is the absolute truth!

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  11. Thank you for your appreciation Sherry

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  12. The last stanza is perfect - yes, channeling hope is what we need.

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  13. Gillena,
    There is a positivity running througout your poem, which adds an uplift. Some of the assembling and rearranging, into hope:) Excellent...

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  14. Thank you for your appreciation Eileen

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  15. I live the " channel of hope
    Of gratefulness and of satisfaction..." - a perfect description of peace

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  16. Thank you for your appreciation Vivian

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  17. Bless the butterflies. Bless the blue skies. Bless all things seen and unseen that bring peace to our tumultuous world.

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  18. The secret is being satisfied with what you have. Sadly our dogma is to do better, to have more or bigger, and have something that others don't! At times we can be quite an ugly and uncaring race. Being satisfied with what you have is certainly the answer.

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  19. Love your poem and that last stanza is beautiful wise and clever

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  20. Thank you for your appreciation Marja

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