Soulful Peace

Lonely footsteps echo behind

silenced by the falling snow.

While the circle continues 

joy and misery engulfs you .

As the wind says stay…

or go .

sleeping the song of solace 

in the seduction of the highway.

Some pain you don’t come back from . 
It steals your breath 

and binds your heart.

As the magic fades 

There is a treasures hidden 

in a lifelong friend that’s lost .

She seeks refuge 

in her box of paints 

As her children weep

and the walls lean in .

The years have made her strong 

or hard .

Echoes of her youth

excite her .

Through it all

as the colors of life change .

She pulls beauty from her brush 

and her poetry is .

An intrinsic blue shirt 

of many hues

and deeply Devine hair 

awaiting the wisps to come .

In the clearest vision

from an ordinary day .

Her little children laugh

a furry dog barks 

the tea kettle whistles 

a gentle breeze blows .

Thankful for bravery

to be safe in the thunder.

Collect your tolls .

The debt has been paid .

Let peace sear your soul .

It is not forbidden .

You have turned on the light 

in a darkened room .