That I do not retire to a hospital bed
nor call out from the innards of a jail cell
never having creditors at my door
or wallow in the mire of despair…. this- is peace to me
That my days are not likened to those of Sisyphus
and my nights are not as the insomniac owl
or even that my dreams are not raging storms…. this- is peace to me
©Vivian Zems
Poets United- Midweek Motif
Smell The Coffee 
May 29, 2019 at 10:36 pm
O, yes, when you put it like this, it seems so simple. Count the blessings. PEACE.
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May 29, 2019 at 11:29 pm
As a dreamer there is peace when there are no raging storms in the horizon
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May 30, 2019 at 1:58 am
Absolutely!
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May 30, 2019 at 12:19 am
Personal peace is the basis to be able to enjoy all else in life…
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May 30, 2019 at 12:56 am
Stay Blessed you in your personal peace, dear Vivian
Happy Wednesday
Much💖🕊💖love
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May 30, 2019 at 1:57 am
I’m on it! thanks Gillena!
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May 30, 2019 at 1:32 am
Something I wanted to say but never found right words. It’s a strangely peaceful poem 🙂
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May 30, 2019 at 1:56 am
Thank you 🙂
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June 1, 2019 at 12:32 am
You’re welcome 🙂
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May 30, 2019 at 2:12 am
Glad you brought Sisyphus into this poem. One of my favorite characters from Greek mythology: Mr. Futility. (I hope, somehow against hope, that he’s resting in peace by now.)
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May 30, 2019 at 5:10 pm
Hope so!
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May 30, 2019 at 2:52 am
Like your take on peace. Sleeping soundly, personal peace is crucial to a happy life,
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May 30, 2019 at 5:09 pm
Indeed, it is😊
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May 30, 2019 at 4:47 am
I am smiling at the things that would disturb your peace, and am thankful they dont plague you.
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June 11, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Indeed!
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May 30, 2019 at 6:15 am
Yes, absolutely. Simplicity is peace.
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May 30, 2019 at 8:39 am
Oh yes To be spared from these things is absolutely peace
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May 30, 2019 at 12:56 pm
We can’t guarantee our future but we can certainly try to do no harm and love others in our lives especially give a wave to our fellow poets in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas,
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May 30, 2019 at 5:59 pm
I would concur that freedom is peace, as long as the freedom is esrned abd deserved by permittong freefom for all Vivian.
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June 11, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Indeed!
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