Have you lived?

Peace at the Pond

Imagine living in absolute serenity.

Hearing the leaves crunch and crinkle under your slow strides

Your feet move in sync with the quiet breeze

seeming to have a mind of their own

forgetting about any ache or sorrow

Your eyes watch ripples form rings.

Somehow more beautiful than diamonds

Stones skid the mirrored surface

while birds dive down to break the trance

The sun

Radiates a slow and dull burn

Not painful, just blissfully aware

your skin brightens and darkens

Clear, golden, and wise

Life and death in peace

Isn’t that all we need?