I can feel the struggle of the poet but I can also feel the desire of peace in his heart, from God's ears to your heart dear poet, may it be so, peace all the way, til' he take you home to his hearth in heaven. xo

To live a life of peace is a noble and worthy goal, one of which I aspire to as well. Well-expressed, DA. Love and peace to you,

Regis

DA, this one I have to say I like a great deal, be it reality or fantasy, to live a life of peace or piece, depending on your outlook, is to live with the gods of Zen...-e-

I'll agree building a fortress makes sense, defending it seems logical. And praying would definately be a request for reinforcement. It's a lot of work to obtain peace.

I hear you and I agree. Incidentally, the shape of your poem (to me) is like a rivulet of water flowing down a rock. Too many in a modern society feel separated from the world and each other; sometimes even from themselves. Having peace within allows one the ability to live at peace with others. I'm convinced that as long as there is peace in a person's life, there is little else that matters. So plough your fields and cast your seeds; the rains will come when they're supposed to. And I've known firsthand, in my life, that when the rains come, so does the inspiration. There is mindfulness in prayer and meditative silence. When we get these things, then choosing our words will certainly reflect more kindness, wisdom, and truthfulness, as yours did here.
Peace to you... r

The greatest deception is when we deceive ourselves. That is a wonderful declaration at the end of the poem. Gandhi would have loved it.

Ron

This reminded me of a poem I wrote a few years back titled, Delusions & Fantasies. Perhaps I should add illusions to that poem. Or as John Lennon sang, Imagine.

Peace. Something we can only achieve through working toward it in our minds. I have managed to feel complete peace when everything around me was going going bat**** crazy.

It really is 'all in the mind' whichever we we get there...imagination or reality?
Einstein was very big on imagination,..that's good enough for me!
Diana...