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  • Reaching Peace

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    (Poem) “Reaching Peace”

    My Inspiration for writing this poem (Reaching Peace) is there are times when you just need to stop and relax your mind.

    -Author Urban Poems-

    Father, please help me to find, a peaceful mind.
    Wrap me in your spirit when times are trying.
    Comfort me when my laughs are overshadowed by crying.
    Ease my tension when the pressure is prying.
    Lead me to escape all evil plots from binding.
    I just want to close my eyes and feel your spirit arriving.
    This moment is not about thriving.
    As long as I have you, no circumstance
    could keep me from shining.
    I don’t have to think about competition aligning,
    because your love is guaranteed to be reviving.

    All Poetry at Urban Poems are for expression only. This particular poem is titled (Reaching Peace). Artistic writing literature provides concentrated awareness; that is imaginative. Some forms of creative text attempt to express truths about life, tell a story, or honor God. In addition many different styles cause difficulty in defining. There are 9 different forms of poetry. What’s more, these forms are Haiku; which is an ancient form of Japanese expressions. There is free verse and it is a modern version. Its meaning is the freedom to write in any form.

     Furthermore 14 lines Sonnet writers deal with love. Moreover there is Acrostic, which spells out a name, word, phrase or message with the first letter of each line of the poem. Made up of 19 lines and five stanzas of three lines goes by the name of Villanelle. Limerick creations are funny and at times can be rude. Ode Musically performed pieces are nice on the ears. Particular subject Elegy is clear and direct. Last but not least there is Ballad that typically tells a dramatic emotional story.

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  • Drifting Into Peace

    Drifting into Peace

    Thinking Peaceful Thoughts

    As I lay here drifting into peace; at this moment I forget about my troubles. As I snuggle with myself rubbing my feet together slightly smiling. I get up to look out at the beautiful rain. There was a storm outside today. I wonder sometimes; what is it about hard rain that calms the soul? It is so beautiful and it makes me so happy. All I want to do right now is to keep drifting further and further into peace.

    I think about things that I have no idea how to do like climbing trees lol. Although I know it sounds silly it just makes me think about the beauty of nature. In retrospect I sometimes think about nothing or I think about thinking about nothing. Either way it is peaceful. Even when I think about nothing I always think about the Most High while in the midst of thinking about nothing. I think about how he has blessed me to be able to bask in a moment of peace.

    Moments Of Rest

    While laying here thinking that I am thinking about nothing I write this article. While writing I close my eyes in between sentences in order to feel the tingle of peace. For me I feel the tingle in my brain, lower legs, stomach, and heart. I know for people who don’t understand it may sound like a heart attack lol. Honestly it is the best feeling ever. It just feels like reaching the destination after drifting into peace.

    When you close your eyes and just enjoy the moment it’s like you can see a whole lot of space in your head. It seems like you are looking into a whole other world. It is like a dark purple-ish color with a burst of light as if the sun is peeking in. Everything is perfect even if it is just for a moment. I know that real life is right around the corner but as long as I hold on to this it makes all burdens so much lighter.

    Finding The Good

    I guess for me thinking about nothing other than the feelings that the Most High has given me in this moment is what I mean by thinking about nothing. While drifting into peace you are actually thinking but the thoughts are without burdens. Thinking in general seems like such a stressful process unless you incorporate thinking about what is beautiful. It’s like giving yourself pep talks.

    For example I would think I don’t feel like washing the dishes. Then I would think how much better I feel when I cook a good meal. It may sound simple but it makes me happy when I cook meals that are better for our health. Or I could think I don’t want to work today but then I think about the good feeling of handling my business. One thing that helps me in life is always shifting my thoughts towards a resolution and accepting if there is none.

    Finding Resolutions

    For example if you lose a finger it’s gone but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road. It just means now you have to learn how to do everything with nine fingers instead of ten. Losing a finger or etc. sometimes motivates you to be better than you were before. When you lose something that is when the value of it becomes apparent. With that, the value of the things that you still have also become apparent.

    Smile because you have a lot to look forward to. Recognize what you are up against and overcome every single obstacle. Work hard even if there is no one in the stands rooting for you. Just imagine you fell off of a bike and you were able to see the faces of everyone that saw you and kept riding. It is a blessing to know the faces of people who silently despise you. Now don’t get it twisted if you are a habitual user of others that is probably why they don’t want to help you.

    It’s The Principle

    From the opposite point of view, if you don’t ask for much but you asked that when people come to visit your art store to sign in at the door because something so small makes others feel comfortable. Instead of signing in, some people come in, enjoy the art; and then pretend they were never there. When I ask people to do something to support the work here I already know who the people are that are riding by at night in black cars.

    The secret is to never look at the passersby. They are not all bad people but at the same time looking at them is distracting you from riding your bike, that’s probably why you fell off of it. Only look to make sure you don’t get hit by a car. Sometimes that is the Most High’s way of reminding me that it is not about them. We can never see through the eyes of the Most High so sometimes when people come into your store and pretend they were never there it is for your protection.

    Enjoy The Moments

    Some people want to be your friend only to rob the store. I don’t mind telling you the secrets to how I continually create. I don’t care to keep it a secret because creativity has no limit. You can be creative as you want to be and it will only add more beauty to the world. There is no such thing as a creator’s blockage. In all actuality it is not a blockage; it is the consequence of trying to create from outside of yourself.

    If I am feeling nervous that the work is not good I put it out anyways just to move on from it. It’s like throwing the nerves in the trash and cleaning your house to move new furniture in. Creative literally means the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. You can’t do that if you don’t have time to think about your own thoughts uninterrupted. Jealousy kills all creativity, authenticity, and peace. How can you enjoy anything if you are constantly in a one-sided competition? Let it go. Focus on your own growth. Enjoy the moments when you have a few minutes of quiet time. It makes hills so much easier to climb.

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  • Appreciate Peace

    Poem titled Appreciate Peace

    Recognizing Peace

    Peace is everlasting love that intermingles with trial and comfort. Peace is like the beautiful centerpiece that makes a room beautiful. Trials are the warrior inside of you wanting to be whole. It is not toxic to understand that there is no peace without trial. It teaches you how to appreciate and recognize peace. Even those that have had peace without trial; don’t understand that they have had peace. If peace is all you have ever had you won’t understand the value of it.

    When I say those that have had peace without trial I am speaking of possibly babies or maybe children. Sadly, sometimes they don’t even get to experience peace without trial. People that stayed months in the hospitals on ventilators during covid and recovered should understand and appreciate peace. After going through something so tragic, it has to be peaceful to just be able to breathe on your own. If the Most High has granted them peace they are probably mentally in a really safe place. The things you learn to value when they are taken away.

    Understanding Trial

    Why do you think people that are barely making it financially will give to the homeless before a rich person. They likely had some hard nights sleeping at a bus station or worse. For the ones who let trials soften their hearts and not harden it. Which makes them care a little more for those that are struggling worse than them. We all know that the poor give more than the rich. Being down can teach you how to pull the next person up. Now that they have their own apartment; they don’t care that it’s outdated. In fact they love it; because of their struggle they know the value in even having an apartment. It is the same with peace.

    Furthermore, you really think about it after you are betrayed by many, after all of the tears from the stones that life throws at you. Then you understand and appreciate the value of peace. Even so, you learn to intermingle peace with all trial and tribulation. While closing your eyes and centering yourself in the midst of the storm you look into the eyes of peace. At that very moment you cry tears of joy. There is nothing like peace in the midst of the storm. It is truly an invincible feeling. I appreciate peace, she has truly been a friend to me. She comes from the heavenly father.

    The Laborers Are Few

    What’s more, I think that one of the biggest misconceptions about the Most High is we think that he blesses us without work. Anything that he gives you, he has an instruction manual on how to obtain it. He is truly a teacher. Nothing is too complicated for the creator to make you skilled in works. As long as you understand that you are here to serve him and not the other way around. Therefore follow his lead. Some people may say well I have felt the trial but never the peace. I would say to you, truly seek the Most High without rebellion.

    Travail, without turning into a survivor. I know you are probably thinking, isn’t it the goal to survive? No, surviving is not the goal. Surviving means barely made it. Anyone who lives through trauma survived. You can be without a soul and still be a survivor. If there was no food on the earth for months people would eat people to live and call themselves survivors. The goal is to be a warrior. Warriors are the 5 people that decided not to eat other people and learned how to make the soil nutritious enough to grow food again.

    Be One Of The 5 Warriors

    Learning to center your soul in the midst of trial will make you a warrior. You will be a thriver. You would be one with integrity. Your stance will be the stance of strength. There is none like inner strength. Inner strength is integrity, healing, love, compassion, understanding your weapons, the ability to move forward, building and knowing when to re-build. With that being said there is no inner strength without the Most High. If you choose the Most High you choose strength. You choose to be a warrior. You choose peace.

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