a prayer ... a hope 
a place where one travels 
inside their mind 
to find that calmness. 

the place where your mind 
is not processing 
a million miles per second ... 
your mind is calm, 
able to pinpoint details ... 
the place where you distinguish 
the leaves on a tree 
each leaf with its own characteristics 
no longer a green mass 
stuck on branches. 

serenity - 
the place where you sit 
by a rippling brook 
listening to the water cascade 
down a miniature fall of pebbles ... 
where you stand barefoot 
in the cool stream 
toes slick with green-slippery moss 
from the sharp pebbles below. 

serenity - 
when your innerself 
transposes to your outerself 
comfortable in your own skin ... 
no longer self-conscious 
of pointed-out flaws 
but accepting of what is 
without complaint. 

serenity - 
where there are no minute hands ... 
no digital clocks 
showing how behind you are 
no longer trying to find time ... 
never having enough 
you're always at ease... 
enjoying the here and now ... 
not thinking two days ahead. 

serenity - 
when you can sleep and wake 
with the feeling of knowing 
your existence in this world 
is as important 
as the value you place on it. 

serenity - 
a hope ... a prayer ... a place 
within each individual. 

~ jessica resas ~