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Key to peace

Thursday 18th August 2022 9:32 am

In the turning of the key

In the locking of a door

I find a quiet solitude

Where the world matters

no more

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Comments

Fri 19th Aug 2022 17:38

Thank you Holden & Stephen! Simple pleasures 🌈
And, of course, for all the encouraging Likes! 🌷🌷

Fri 19th Aug 2022 08:28

Lovely, Stephen. You have 'unlocked' the truth in these few lines.

Fri 19th Aug 2022 02:01

Succinct yet profound, Stephen! 🌷

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