PEACE, WHEN, WHERE I FIND YOU
I.
If you don’t find me
in your heart, search for me,
invent me, sense me, touch me.
You find me in the sensitive
heart of all ancient stories.
You find me in Earth’s birth
on soil, morning dew on petals
in Earth’s organic ingredients
on all trodden footpaths, on land
touched by history. You find me
in the heart of humanity, when
my ancestors first discovered meaning.
I find you in the fragrance
of my mind, land of reality, land of dreams,
flame in the wind, the end at the end of
storms, under blossoming orange and lemon trees,
true self in the orchards of the happiness of nations,
in the endlessness of white-blue blueness,
in the heart of yellow, your next sun,
sunset with declarations of life
seasons of innocent maturity
the never ending caress of the seas
perfection for a new life
in the ocean darkness
searching for light.
II.
Always holding the light of Hope in my hands,
to end hostile clouds, hateful shadows on the land
to remove darkness, the immaturity of the soul
to erase doubt, confusion, hate, envy
mistrust between nations.
I find you in the sanctity of my mind, in my spirit and heart
in every rock, plant, every drop of rain in my soul,
my intuition, beyond the vision, inside the vision
of humanity, a vision I conceive of every day, when
I kneel, praying for Love on earth
praying for Peace.
© Roula Pollard
