Invitation to peace
Lay down in the long tall grass
in the dimness of dawn
Watch your thoughts
Watch your inner self
afraid of scarcity
Watch your need
for control
Watch and let go
Let go of expectations
Let go of limitations
Let go of attachment
Let nothing owe you
Just be
in the dimness of dawn
Watch your thoughts
Watch your inner self
afraid of scarcity
Watch your need
for control
Watch and let go
Let go of expectations
Let go of limitations
Let go of attachment
Let nothing owe you
Just be
Lay down in the long tall grass
in the dimness of dawn
Watch the sun rise
See, it playfully paints the earth
Feel it warms the wondrous world
Scattering its dazzling rays freely
on the banker and the homeless man
on the Christian and the Muslim
The sun is sapient
as it shines on everyone
as it knows no borders
as it is and let things
just be
in the dimness of dawn
Watch the sun rise
See, it playfully paints the earth
Feel it warms the wondrous world
Scattering its dazzling rays freely
on the banker and the homeless man
on the Christian and the Muslim
The sun is sapient
as it shines on everyone
as it knows no borders
as it is and let things
just be
Lay down in the long tall grass
in the dimness of dawn
watch the sky turn into chaos
The sun doesn’t compete with it
but will tenderly perch
through the dark veil
to reach you
to guide you
to inner peace
shining on this untamed place
it invites you to pass it like a torch
to show how to
just be
I'm not sure we can let go of things and 'just be'. It's not so compatible with human nature.You say the sun will be out there to guide us. Well, with a guide it might happen. And if God is the guide, anything can happen.
ReplyDeleteStrong little poem!
No one is perfect but we can work towards the things which are good for us and there is always guidance :)
DeleteHi Marja - love the photo and your stanzas ... they really evoke how we can 'just be' .. if we let it ... loved this - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThanks Hilary
DeleteHi Marja, As a soldier I watched many dawns pass whilst lying in the tall grass, this poem really spoke to me, for whilst keeping an eye out for an impending attack, it is hard to escape the majesty of a dawn and all that nature has to offer. Thanks for sharing this poem.
ReplyDeleteInner peace is all. You've put it beautifully. Love the meditative note.
ReplyDeleteIf only mankind would just let things be. What a happy place our world would become.
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I an't help think how clever you are to write such great poetry and in your second language.
ReplyDeleteI felt peace steal into my mind and ease how I held my body as I read these beautiful words. Beautiful, evocative.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely invitation … and needed all the more when the world seems darkest and filled with disillusionment. Peace.
ReplyDeleteLuv these lines
ReplyDelete"The sun is sapient
as it shines on everyone"
Happy midweek
much love...
Bravo! What a fine piece of writing you have here! Peace is all of those things!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful, wise and perfect description of the way to peace, an invitation to just be, as the natural world is, in harmony......this is lovely, Beverly. Loved every word.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry, Marja. Of course I meant your name...........
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sentiments Marja.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is very difficult to let go of things, but when one does and stops chasing around, peace is definitely found.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful imagery! One of the most peaceful day I ever had was relaxing in a field of tall grass.
ReplyDeleteMarvelously composed, Marja. This poem sings to us of the peace waiting herein.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, compelling invitation. Simply reading it, lightens a burden ... or two. Smiles.
ReplyDeleteI liked the 'just be' feel here....it's through action not reaction that peace comes...nice!!
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike, I also wrote about the peace of just being. I liked your poem!
ReplyDeleteDelightful!
ReplyDeleteWonderschoon gedicht Marja, ik heb het wel drie maal gelezen en genoten.
ReplyDeleteGroet, Janneke
"The sun is sapient
ReplyDeleteas it shines on everyone
as it knows no borders
as it is and let things
just be"
Beautiful Marja.. Let it be indeed.. Love and Peace to you my friend xx