poem for peace in two voices

Calm came clear
of cloud
early one morning
before things started 		Calm come clear
of cloud
Calm came at noon
A cardinal perched
on black bough
in blazing sun.
Calm come
            clear
of cloud
Calm came at night
stretching as cats do,
constant stretch and change. 		Calm come clear
of cloud
Forsythia brightened
as the house slept. 		Calm come clear
of cloud
Now calm come
in the face of
brawl 		Now calm come
clear of
         cloud