A Melody Called Peace. Scott Johnson
The Figure of Peace
By Hebe Mitchell, from Cyprus, UK
How still though art,
In peace though depart,
No more sorrows thou shall know,
No tears, no grief,
Just joy where you go.
We poor beings are living in hell,
But though the heavens of Earth now shalt tell,
As we stand here we plead,
Just one word do say, up there are thou gay!
No answer doth come from that figure of Peace,
Nothing but silence that mocks us to cease,
And so we shall wait until we do die,
to meet our dear friend in the heavens so high,
Till then we must live through this world full of grief,
Trust in God and be strong.
In our only belief.
The Drummer Boys of Peace
By O Anna Niemus
Mercy's peace
has her own drummer boys..
they tap out their beats
on metal pots
Peace has her flags
… the leaves in the wind
They are the flags of 1 nation
and of all.. all for one
one for all
She has her orators
… the babbling brooks..
the waterfalls' roar
.. the rivers' murmurs
the seas' omkar
(Omkar: repetition of Om)
Smile a Step To Peace
By Marvin Brato Sr, from Philippines
Man is thought to be tough,
Inside-out… rough!
Cast as a man of steel,
A fighter…
Equalizer…
Lover.
Joy is in my heart as I live on this land,
Often zealous if my honor still stand.
Human sometimes does not mind what others say,
Nor I care if ever they do not like to stay.
My concern is only peace & prosperity,
Amongst all men in this confused society.
Rebellion is not an ultimate to protest.
God's mercy & guidance shall put to rest,
All our sorrows and discontentment.
Talk peacefully to settle hated arguments,
Or just mainly start an honest smile.
River Roads of Peace
By Paul McCann, from Ireland, Belfast
Poetry like ploughshares have dug the dirt away
opening a road on blood stained hardened clay.
Earthened shells buried deep in different hollow holes.
Guests of war remain at peace.
Heal their souls.
As we have forgiven those may they forgive us.
Our hatred is uprooted.
Peace lies in the dust.
Cornered not by chains or imprisioned by the guilt,
peace is like a river that washed away the blood we spilt.
Etched into forever our souls will someday be,
in the place God reserves for you my friend and me.
Poem for Peace
By Frank Bana
There is much peace in this young planet
Whenever we’re amazed and silent
There is more silence than yet encountered
Where we command our traffic to a halt
More energy than we have manufactured
Is generating in our resting
The music to affirm our species
Is infant in the frets on our guitars
It will be a necessity, a hunger, to embrace
And occasionally to suffocate, the chaos
To dream new revolutions, smarter
Than the ways of fragmentation in which we’re led -
Revolutions weaving all complexity
Into a fine and trusted net,
Of safety, method and community
That is simple, and at peace, at last.
Future children and other people:
You may not realize this peace or hunger,
And as I am no seer, I propose
In one day, or world, it will appear.
Peace, Peace, Peace
By Viola B. Jelinek, from Madison, Tennessee
In the Bible-God says, let there
be peace among all nations.
Peace is something to cherish
and behold…whether in heart
or in soul; peace in Spirit, and in
mind…gives us the feelings to be kind
Peace among group's …minority, black
and white…leads us to do what's right
Peace in our cities, homes, and towns
is what we all need…if it can be found
Peace in the world…among all Nations,
is just what we need for self-presentation.
Peace in our lives, with family and friends
Will help make us all ready… when God descends
But there can be no peace, without,
"God's intervention", so let us all
"Accept Him, " and have a world convention.
Peace Seeker
By Shimon Weinroth
I am a sucker for
rumors about peace
treaties and cease fires
willing to believe
what I want, to come true
the slightest hint an armistice
is in the makiing,
perks up my spirits
ignites my hopes
already I am making plans
it'so easy to fool