the gentle warmth
from a lover’s smile
the calm
steady heartbeat
walking along
pristine
sandy beaches
fills the lungs

from where
is this peace
what magic
that stills the raging madness
the pain
of indecision
and iniquity

the birdsong
that is every
eternal soul
brings us back
to simpler days

a time
when one could taste
the colors of winter
as the truth
of friendship

the day’s greatest challenge
was a pebble
in a neighbor’s shoe

bless you
and we shall keep you
it matters not
in this world
of beauty
and contradiction

where belief lies

m(-_-)m