Tag: peace

Tyaughton Canoeing

All I need is
A canoe
A paddle
And a clear, calm mountain lake

With every stroke
I feel my tensions release
My thoughts slide down my arms
Into the paddle

There are places
Of peace
Of tranquility

Places where we simply
Are

Places where we simply
Be

Fascinating
How often I find
Places of worship there

Tranquility Bay, here.
The Eagle has landed.

To find the center
Of all that is
All that was
All that will be

I like the ocean best

A high overlook
With a hard onshore wind
Driving the breakers
Far onto shore

There are places
Of peace and tranquility

Where the sounds of water
Lapping at your canoe
The trill of a loon
And a child’s laughter
Splashing in the lake
Become a presence

Sometimes
The scale and beauty of nature
Takes my breath away
And my words

I need just one of these
So I let it be breath

Coming down from Angel’s Landing, I had no words, only peace and reverence.

Barbed wire and bullet holes
A 20 year old reminder
Of a country broken
And rebuilt
Broken again
And rebuilt

When the light lies low
Yet vibrant

When the dew clings
And the earth seems still

There are moments
Of peace and solitude
Of calm beauty and divinity
Which allow us to connect