Breathe Deep, Seek Peace:
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The tree of wisdom beckons
To all who would heed its call
The ancient power of nature
Breathing life into
Our weary souls
Let this fresh knowledge
These new synapses firing
Be a rapturous discovery
Of the healing power
Contained within
The oceans, rivers and forests
As the waves wash away
The pain and longing
And the wind in the trees
Whispers sweet nothings
To nurture peace within
Our tired thoughts
With time
We could spiral upwards
With content and meaningful
Thoughts, words, actions
Gliding
Surfing
Floating
On the beauty
Found only on planet earth
This blessed world
With all its angels and devils
Has all we need to find
Heaven within ourselves
You just need to know
Where to look
Start with the tree of wisdom
Drink deeply from the springs of knowledge
And never, ever, ever give up
Christo N is a poet/writer from The ACT, Australia who spent 6 years incarcerated in the Alexander Maconochie Centre.
Whilst locked up he began writing poetry and has continued after release. A lot of his poetry reflects the process of self development that only comes with years of introspection and hardship.
He uses the metaphor of being lost at sea for the hard years doing time and feels incredibly blessed to be back to the safe harbor of freedom.
You can find his blog here.
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Ashley O'Melia, Author 
Hi Ashley,
the picture is wonderfully edited, we really love it 👍
For our feeling the text uses too many clichés and the rhythm of the words does not really work. Most of us have read similar ideas and metaphors before, I suppose.
Nevertheless, thanks for sharing
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂