Attaining Peace is a collection of poems and poetic prose concerning the attainment of personal peace. Most of the collection is my original work or original translation of another writer's work. { … }

The infernal Serpent coiled ’round the soul of man,
strangles the love and understanding imbued by the
Creator supplanting it with hatred and distrust. { … }

I struggle to find a world
of peace kindness and understanding
in a world of conflict hatred and distrust.
My found world exists for me and me alone.{ … }

One sunny day a tall, lithe man
slowly climbed the steps.
Some saw him as the bringer of peace.
Others as the new beacon of understanding { … }

The stone cutters work
chopping, grinding large stones
through the cloud of dust just visible.{ … }