Far from the world of men

We find a space of silence

Separated from speech

We find peace

From the hate-mongering

That dogs every day

We chase peace

Leaving behind

The organized chaos

Of society and government

For the wisdom of nature

For the earth

Has witnessed our bloodshed

And stood fast

Through our worst impulses

A bulwark

Against those voices

That seek to demean

And destroy… – Caroline A. Slee