Peace of Mind In the latter portions of his life When queried as to his gift preference For Christmas, Birthday or Father’s day Daddy inevitably remarked that All he wanted was Peace of Mind. The uniform request became legendary Until, in fact, a plaque was created, Complete with bedroom pointed arrow To the place where we hoped he’d find it And hung in the hall upstairs of 140 West Sixth Avenue. Peace of Mind. I am not sure he Ever achieved it in those days Of trial, tribulation and tumult. Nor, am I sure that we children Ever truly understood his meaning; His all encompassing desire simply to Rest beside gently moving waters With not a care in the world. This morning, I awoke to a brilliant sun Streaming in through gently moving curtains A slight breeze, slowly moving ‘cross the bed. I arose invigorated and stepped outside, Whilst Alex and Stephanie (now Wife, and Son) remained sleeping behind, both on couches, coincidentally, Their inflating chests rising and falling in Uninterrupted slumber; contentment, silence, peace. I slid into mommy’s patio chair, its warm embrace Enfolding me; a breath of her aroma still lingering In its worn fabric; buttons popping; yet still filled With her love. The sun peeked over the mountains as Apollo Began his daily journey through the heavens The glint off golden chariot wheels brightening The sky with shafts of liquid sunshine. And I found it, unlooked for Yet blasting upon my being like a Thunderbolt; but in meaning only The sensation of rightness crept over me Wife and son; parental memories and sun Grass the 40 shades of the emerald isle Spilling over before me like an untamed sea like the siren’s song - So beautiful, yet dangerous and elusive as one chases it across uncharted waters around the world I have been literally and metaphorically physically traveling, and some days sitting, and stewing alone, for hours, in my own mind until It finally found me sitting alone, in mommy’s chair, lost in memories of she and Daddy Wife and Son close by Under the sun For once, basking gently in the glow of my own life Peace of Mind
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