- peace -

a territory unheard of.
where endless streams flow, full of energy & life.
persuasion to concede & change direction would be against the waters very nature.
the path that is chosen is twisted & bending, like the trees in the wind.
a boundless supply of wisdom & knowledge, for one wrong turn could mean the rivers end.
a dried up bank that has come loose from its source of life.
the water, meant not for a vessel of magnitude, but rather the slow & shallow pull of a canoe.
one woman surrounded by nature & all of its glory.
a limb dangles perilously close to breaking.
a tree frog sounds to its mate from the distance.
birds dance & sing among the lush wildness of this jungle.
snakes glide along the surface like ropes pulled from an unseen source.
everywhere screams peaceful.
an interruption would cause a great chaos & upset this reverie that lives apart from man.
who knew that such a world could exist?
far from the glow of city lights & bank tellers & jumbo jets.
a world that is based on necessities that have grown into grander dreams & desires.
a world where money could purchase any living thing.

but under the same sun & moon there lies this land of mystery.
where life rises & falls to its own tune - without a care of time & boundaries.
passion for a life apart from the noise & confusion.
forgiveness that comes from realizing one's own faults in the quietness & dark depth of the muddy waters.

if peace could be found & conquered, our world would collapse.
and with it - my very soul & survival.