antonym of calamity

 

i find solace at the foot
of the river where the
waters are placid and the
wind whistles a sermon
of lovely breezes taming the
thorns and thistles of
the wild timberland

i find my soul surrendering
at the arms of the branches
of sycamore trees

i am leaving a home where
children are not free to sketch
their imaginations and sing
their animated dreams

the nearness of you is a valid
judgment why i lay at your bosom
and find an antonym of calamity
trapped on your shoulders

 

2012

 

 

 

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