Peace Within and Without

(The title was set by Mary in Poetics at dVerse Poets)

a peaceful scene
gives space
to rest the eye

a tranquil scene
small waves
that kiss the land

the distant hills
landsculpts
of restfulness

the only sound
belongs
to gliding birds

long sleepy waves
of flight
take mind in tow

but active minds
prepare
for inner peace

do not require
stasis
or stifled cries

to life - all life -
they give
priority

play host and put
to rights
the mess of its

fecundity
its noise
and bafflement

its rooms set right
the heart
content at last