MIDNIGHT POETRY – ‘War or Peace’

war or peace
tell me please
what is best
it’s a test

flying missile
brings dismissal
superpower
oil devour

push through legal breach
catastrophic reach
instead release
the dove of peace

practice a bit of Zen
heal the mind of men

MIDDAY POETRY – ‘Peaceful Watermill’

the weathered mill
water churning through
the wooden blades

in times when
resources were plentiful
meadows lush green

the creek sheltering
an elusive creature
the enigmatic platypus

when peace was
too common to notice
undervalued and plentiful

once it disappeared
people tend to
appreciate it again

the old mill
roof still intact
its wheel turning

standing strong through
all seasons upheaval
explosions and wars

the comforting place
where human work
with nature coexist
peacefully

Poem written with a picture prompt from Writers Unite!
Image by dshat from Pixabay

MORNING POETRY – ‘Unsettling’

desiring change
without undergoing
challenges – impossible

as above so below
the outside mirrors the inside
mind hologram

turbulent times
uprooting unresolved issues
unsettling balance

that is how life evolves
struggle precede
peace

potentially

all depends
are we ready
to ascend

MIDDAY POETRY – ‘In The Now’

the stream of life on a highway of time
an unstoppable force always in flux
dire times challenge ingrained beliefs
for a distant carrot on a stick
wishing away the current struggle

unrelenting pursuit of happiness
meanwhile the fleeting moment dissipates
into the vastness of past memories
soon forgotten not forgiven

the regret always a close friend
sharing space with guilt and self pity
the trio asking for validation
graceful acceptance of self

on a threshold of a new era
feelings acknowledged
the pressure released
new life embraced
in the now