Peaceful as evening,
as a fire-warmed house
and brisk fresh air outside,
low crescent moon
among the branches

Peaceful as being clean
after a hard day’s work,
this glow has settled over me

It lets me know
there never was a way
I could fail at my life,
foolish though I may have been,
innocent as I may ever be

All I’ve been given
was given with love,
and I have received it
with enough grace
that I can feel where it comes from.
I can receive it
as deeply as this peace.

©Wendy Mulhern
January 22, 2018