Calm came clear
of cloud
early one morning 		Calm come clear
before things started			of cloud

Calm came at noon		 Calm come 
A cardinal perched			clear
on black bough				of cloud
in blazing sun. 

Calm came at night 		Calm come clear
stretching as cats do,			of cloud
constant stretch and change.

Forsythia brightened 		Calm come clear
as the house slept. 			of cloud

Now calm come 			Now calm come 
in the face of 			clear of
brawl					cloud

©2003, Penn Kemp

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Penn Kemp is a poet, performer, sound poet, playwright, novelist and workshop leader in London, Ontario, Canada. “A Poem for Peace in Two Voices” is part of Convergence: Poems for Peace, translated into more than 50 languages and published by Pendas Productions, 2003.

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