Shade Tree

Peace steals over me
Rolling hills,
Breezy leaves,
Dark earth under my cheek,
I still, breathing low and cool.

Peace settles on me,
Pages for pillows,
Fruited shadows,
Monochromatic truths,
I raise up, breathing questions and answers.

Peace holds onto me,
Knotted lifeline,
Stolid trappings,
Softened core,
I sleep, breathing escape and futility.

Peace rests its case.
Questions moot,
Answers forgotten,
I float and sink, both.