Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Tranquility

Birch forest in the Lake Saimaa region, Finland; photo by Miguel Virkkunen Carvalh

�Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it.� 

? Th?ch Nh?t H?nh, Peace Is Every Step

Passaddhi

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time 

like dew on the tip of a leaf."

~ Rabindranath Tagore

�Nothing is so aggravating as calmness.� 

? Mahatma Gandhi

Rabindranath Tagore and Gandhi in 1940.

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Midweek Motif ~ Tranquility

Where do you go for tranquility?
Do you find it?

(To me, the word "tranquil" sounds like 
an edible flower.)

Your Challenge: 

Write a new poem that clarifies tranquility. Use a short form for this challenge: any form from 3 to 17 lines.

Tranquility

From time to time by Basho From time to time The clouds give rest To the moon-beholders. Adieu  by Donna Donabella  As we begin our walk through autumn paths take time to sit and watch the leaves turn; hear them gently touch the ground in a whisper�adieu. Why I Wake Early by Mary Oliver Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and the crotchety � best preacher that ever was, dear star, that just happens to be where you are in the universe to keep us from ever-darkness, to ease us with warm touching, to hold us in the great hands of light � good morning, good morning, good morning. watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.

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( Next week Sumana's Midweek Motif will be ~ River )