peace so thick

like early morning fog

descended down to earth,

breathe it in deep

 

this is no small feat

to experience this quiet in our

tattered, tumultuous world

 

so, when it appears, even

fleeting, we must inhale

in quick before just like a mist,

poof, it is gone

 

and may i gently remind us

ever so soft, that peace is never

at its most enveloping, most

life bringing as when it is felt

right after a storm

 

–storms have value, too.

 

Heather Pound 2024

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