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A 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.
PUBLISHED POEMS24accepted poems in this collection
PUBLIC PAGE MASTERS24Readable web editions with stable work records
FOUNDER ACCEPTANCERecordedKavonte Jones Sr. · August 23, 2026
RETAILCredits onlyPersonal reading; audio and adaptation rights remain separate

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.

I · Alert6 published poems
01Documentary lyric · PUBLISHED POEM

A 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.
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02Address poem · PUBLISHED POEM

One 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.
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03Call-and-response · PUBLISHED POEM

Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall

A call-and-response from I · Alert

CALL / Who is speaking in “Sage Shadow on a Cream Wall”? / RESPONSE
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04Inventory with turn · PUBLISHED POEM

Water Before the Lesson

A inventory with turn from I · Alert

INVENTORY / Title: Water Before the Lesson. / Cycle: A Body Learning Peace.
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05Contemporary psalm · PUBLISHED POEM

Shoes 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,
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06Boundary monologue · PUBLISHED POEM

A 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.
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II · Permission6 published poems
07Braided free verse · PUBLISHED POEM

Ordinary 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.
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08Scene-and-refrain · PUBLISHED POEM

After 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.
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09Epistolary poem · PUBLISHED POEM

After 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.
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10Counterpoint · PUBLISHED POEM

After 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.
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11Blues tercets · PUBLISHED POEM

After 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.
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12Instruction litany · PUBLISHED POEM

After 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.
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III · Pleasure6 published poems
13Documentary lyric · PUBLISHED POEM

After 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.
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14Address poem · PUBLISHED POEM

Notes 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.
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15Call-and-response · PUBLISHED POEM

Notes 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”? / RESPONSE
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16Inventory with turn · PUBLISHED POEM

Notes 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.
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17Contemporary psalm · PUBLISHED POEM

Notes 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,
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18Boundary monologue · PUBLISHED POEM

Notes 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.
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IV · Spaciousness6 published poems
19Braided free verse · PUBLISHED POEM

Notes 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.
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20Scene-and-refrain · PUBLISHED POEM

A 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.
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21Epistolary poem · PUBLISHED POEM

A 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.
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22Counterpoint · PUBLISHED POEM

A 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.
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23Blues tercets · PUBLISHED POEM

A 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.
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24Instruction litany · PUBLISHED POEM

A 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.
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