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PUBLISHED EDITION · FOUNDER ACCEPTED · CREDITS ONLYA Body Learning Peace
Rest, Pleasure, and Ordinary Breath After Long Alertness
The body relearns rest, safety, pleasure and ordinary breath after long seasons of alertness.
Book ↔ poem crosswalk
POE-029 keeps one stable source identity.
The public poem cycle maps one-to-one to A Body Learning Peace. Its protected PDF and EPUB retail edition is sold only with Virality Credits; literary publication does not transfer performance, adaptation, or commercial rights.
01Documentary lyric · PUBLISHED POEMA Body Learning Peace
A documentary lyric from I · Alert
At a sunlit room with no appointment, / a blanket folded without urgency waits inside the ordinary. / The literary voice is the Body as Literary Speaker.Read the full poem →
02Address poem · PUBLISHED POEMOne Song without Earning the Chair
A address poem from I · Alert
To the day learning to move at a gentler pace, / I am writing from a window seat in late afternoon. / Beside me: a glass of water beside an unread book.Read the full poem →
03Call-and-response · PUBLISHED POEMSage Shadow on a Cream Wall
A call-and-response from I · Alert
CALL / Who is speaking in “Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall”? / RESPONSERead the full poem →
04Inventory with turn · PUBLISHED POEMWater Before the Lesson
A inventory with turn from I · Alert
INVENTORY / Title: Water Before the Lesson. / Cycle: A Body Learning Peace.Read the full poem →
05Contemporary psalm · PUBLISHED POEMShoes No Longer Standing Watch
A contemporary psalm from I · Alert
Let this be a small psalm / called “Shoes No Longer Standing Watch,” / spoken at a kitchen during a slow cup of tea,Read the full poem →
06Boundary monologue · PUBLISHED POEMA Pocket of Unmeasured Time
A boundary monologue from I · Alert
For the literary record: / this poem is “A Pocket of Unmeasured Time.” / Its scene is a park bench under broad leaves.Read the full poem →
07Braided free verse · PUBLISHED POEMOrdinary Breath, No Promise Required
A braided free verse from II · Permission
THREAD ONE — a park bench under broad leaves / a glass of water beside an unread book catches the room’s attention. / The One Relearning Ease gives it no false history.Read the full poem →
08Scene-and-refrain · PUBLISHED POEMAfter One Song without Earning the Chair
A scene-and-refrain from II · Permission
SCENE ONE: a sunlit room with no appointment. / IN FRAME: a pair of shoes unlaced by the door. / VOICE: the Body as Literary Speaker.Read the full poem →
09Epistolary poem · PUBLISHED POEMAfter Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall
A epistolary poem from II · Permission
To the future reader of “After Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall,” / this page comes from a window seat in late afternoon, / where a small speaker playing at low volume remains deliberately ordinary.Read the full poem →
10Counterpoint · PUBLISHED POEMAfter Water Before the Lesson
A counterpoint from II · Permission
LEFT VOICE / At a quiet sidewalk after rain, I call this “After Water Before the Lesson.” / I place a smooth stone held only for texture between us.Read the full poem →
11Blues tercets · PUBLISHED POEMAfter Shoes No Longer Standing Watch
A blues tercets from II · Permission
I carried “After Shoes No Longer Standing Watch” down to a bedroom with clean sheets and open space. / I set a ceramic bowl warmed by sunlight where the light could see. / The room played one low measure.Read the full poem →
12Instruction litany · PUBLISHED POEMAfter a Pocket of Unmeasured Time
A instruction litany from II · Permission
Instructions for entering “After a Pocket of Unmeasured Time”: / Begin at a kitchen during a slow cup of tea. / Notice a blanket folded without urgency.Read the full poem →
13Documentary lyric · PUBLISHED POEMAfter Ordinary Breath, No Promise Required
A documentary lyric from III · Pleasure
At a kitchen during a slow cup of tea, / a pair of shoes unlaced by the door waits inside the ordinary. / The literary voice is the Resting Self.Read the full poem →
14Address poem · PUBLISHED POEMNotes Toward One Song without Earning the Chair
A address poem from III · Pleasure
To the self who mistakes quiet for a warning, / I am writing from a park bench under broad leaves. / Beside me: a small speaker playing at low volume.Read the full poem →
15Call-and-response · PUBLISHED POEMNotes Toward Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall
A call-and-response from III · Pleasure
CALL / Who is speaking in “Notes Toward Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall”? / RESPONSERead the full poem →
16Inventory with turn · PUBLISHED POEMNotes Toward Water Before the Lesson
A inventory with turn from III · Pleasure
INVENTORY / Title: Notes Toward Water Before the Lesson. / Cycle: A Body Learning Peace.Read the full poem →
17Contemporary psalm · PUBLISHED POEMNotes Toward Shoes No Longer Standing Watch
A contemporary psalm from III · Pleasure
Let this be a small psalm / called “Notes Toward Shoes No Longer Standing Watch,” / spoken at a quiet sidewalk after rain,Read the full poem →
18Boundary monologue · PUBLISHED POEMNotes Toward a Pocket of Unmeasured Time
A boundary monologue from III · Pleasure
For the literary record: / this poem is “Notes Toward a Pocket of Unmeasured Time.” / Its scene is a bedroom with clean sheets and open space.Read the full poem →
19Braided free verse · PUBLISHED POEMNotes Toward Ordinary Breath, No Promise Required
A braided free verse from IV · Spaciousness
THREAD ONE — a bedroom with clean sheets and open space / a small speaker playing at low volume catches the room’s attention. / The Keeper of Ordinary Breath gives it no false history.Read the full poem →
20Scene-and-refrain · PUBLISHED POEMA Small Psalm for One Song without Earning the Chair
A scene-and-refrain from IV · Spaciousness
SCENE ONE: a kitchen during a slow cup of tea. / IN FRAME: a smooth stone held only for texture. / VOICE: the Resting Self.Read the full poem →
21Epistolary poem · PUBLISHED POEMA Small Psalm for Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall
A epistolary poem from IV · Spaciousness
To the future reader of “A Small Psalm for Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall,” / this page comes from a park bench under broad leaves, / where a ceramic bowl warmed by sunlight remains deliberately ordinary.Read the full poem →
22Counterpoint · PUBLISHED POEMA Small Psalm for Water Before the Lesson
A counterpoint from IV · Spaciousness
LEFT VOICE / At a sunlit room with no appointment, I call this “A Small Psalm for Water Before the Lesson.” / I place a blanket folded without urgency between us.Read the full poem →
23Blues tercets · PUBLISHED POEMA Small Psalm for Shoes No Longer Standing Watch
A blues tercets from IV · Spaciousness
I carried “A Small Psalm for Shoes No Longer Standing Watch” down to a window seat in late afternoon. / I set a glass of water beside an unread book where the light could see. / The room played one low measure.Read the full poem →
24Instruction litany · PUBLISHED POEMA Small Psalm for a Pocket of Unmeasured Time
A instruction litany from IV · Spaciousness
Instructions for entering “A Small Psalm for a Pocket of Unmeasured Time”: / Begin at a quiet sidewalk after rain. / Notice a pair of shoes unlaced by the door.Read the full poem →
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