Play or download this serene Sonnet with lyre accompaniment.
We wonder if serenity is real.
Can it be found in ever changing life,
Despite the negativity we feel,
Beneath the rolling boil of strain and strife?
Serenity is really in plain view,
A Purloined Letter*, right before our eyes.
So simple that we think it can’t be true
And close enough to touch, but in disguise.
Serenity is deep within the mind,
At center where the heart and soul are one.
As nature does, it’s something we can find,
Returning through the gate from which we’ve come.
Our birth right, we have only to un-learn
The concept that serenity is earned.
*Purloined Letter: Reference to the story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe.
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My response to Sue Vincent’s
Thursday #Writephoto Prompt, Serenity.
Mystical Strings 
Good point in the last two lines that serenity is not something we have to earn, assuming I understood.
Thank you, Frank. Yes, that’s exactly the point I wanted to make: we don’t have to earn serenity. 🙂
Beautifully put, Crystal.
Thank you, Sue. ❤️
I found serenity listening 💜
Thank you Willow, it’s so good to hear that. I hope you’re continuing to improve and to feel better! 🙏🏻❤️🕊
I getting there hopefully I will get my operation soon 💜
I hope so too! 🤗
🙋💜
A lovely, lyrical poem, Crystal.
Thank you so much, Kim!
Sometimes, it’s all I can do to sing and accompany myself on piano or guitar. But to recite a poem while playing two instruments simultaneously is, to me, amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much, Abbie. It still takes practice before I record something like this, but the years I spent singing and accompanying myself on piano, ukulele, guitar, and other instruments really helped. Thanks for listening!
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Serenity is a gift all can open ~ Though some turn a blind eye.
I’ll turn my eye to the ocean and watch the dolphins prance 😀
Well said, Jules!
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