As we have heard of wars
and rumors of wars,
so shall we hear of peace,
peace that comes with a power
against which
not even a stick can be raised

This peace wins by being
so inescapably inside us,
having grown up within us,
that no other way of being
makes any sense

This peace extends
wherever our lives send us,
this peace will win
by being presence.

©Wendy Mulhern
July 10, 2023