Serenity -- An Original Poem

Breathe -- feel free from pain

Let the mind rest from stress

Feel at one in the mind

Think openly to the world

Let stress subside; Stress collides with energy

Energy attracts to serenity

It warms the air -- less dense the stress

Serenity is needed to feel free

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Stamping the Pathway: Women Plant Historical Marks

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The Inevitable -- Original Poem

It was meant to happen Someone or something unexpected It interrupts you, discourages you It was meant to happen It has changed you, your life It has made you live for more Someone or something that was meant for you You yearn to know the reason But it remains unknown, hidden It was meant to happen It confuses you, frustrated you It has angered you, enticed you Made you feel defeated But you never gave up You strived to learn more You remained persistent, never gave up It was meant to happen Someone or something unexpected has occurred to you Don't let it go You will know it soon enough It was the inevitable

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