A Pot of Boiling Quiet

A Pot of Boiling Quiet

You may think that peace and quiet

walk always hand in hand,

but that’s not what my life declares

through hourglass of sand.

On the bench at Marmatton

in the midst of Claude Monet,

or wandering your favorite path,

quiet hour in your day.

This is when our peace and quiet

shine through so bright and true,

but something odd can jump right in

and do it’s thing to you.

A pot of boiling quiet-

there is no peace involved.

It is so hot and bubbles up

get ready for the scald.

Now the quiet’s not so peaceful,

full of angry bitter strife.

And the tension is so thick,

you can cut it with a knife.

So I try to paint the picture

to give you a small view,

of a miss-matched quiet

hopefully not true for you.

So if your peace and peaceful

and you’re quiet real,

bask in that moment in your life.

Thank God for how you feel.