Serenity Is Not
Serenity is not
A quiet mountain lake.
Nor a nature preserve
With only the birds for company,
Nor release from responsibility:
For the soul determined to fret and worry
Is little swayed by circumstance.
Serenity can be
Found in a blighted inner city
Where every night is shattered by gunfire,
Or in solitary confinement in a dirty cell,
Or amid the onslaught of a dozen demands,
For the soul that rests in God's peace
Is little swayed by circumstance.
