A Melody Called Peace. Scott Johnson
beach
being rearranged.
The rising waters
immerse us and we compose
in recreation.
Our view is shaken
in each kaleidoscopic
movement to novelty.
Those who are ready
to have their world rearranged
drown in the love tide.
Words come together
to m ake us compatible
at the peace center.
Beautiful Birds of Peace
By Jim Foulk, from Des Moines Iowa
How Beautiful of birds
of the air,
seeing their awesome
wonderful flair.
So quiet it would be
without their sound
watching them as they
fly all around.
Sweet harmony do they make.
A lonesome world this would be,
for no birds making flight
these wonderful creatures I see.
Beautiful birds of nature
wonderful sounds to my ear
touching me with wonder,
so gentle with serenity
and so dear.
The World Needs Peace, Not Through Wars!
By Dr. A.Celestine Raj Manohar M.D, from Tamilnadu, India
What loss of lives and destruction!
Can lives all lost ever return?
How many more will have to die?
Can one man’s death bring back lives lost?
What pollution, a war can add!
Let Cats who declare wars on mice,
Take the blame and pay the price!
War is a gambling game like dice;
War is a futile exercise.
One cannot fight wars with mere knives;
War is a waste of human lives;
Alas, will nations realize
That keeping peace is always wise?
Wars can begin without a cause;
The world can’t have a single boss!
One nation can’t stifle the rest,
Or try to be always the best.
The world body must give OK!
The world must say to wars, all ‘nay’;
For lasting peace, war isn’t the way!
The cost of wars, who will repay?
The world must find out other ways,
Avoiding wars in future days;
Each nation must unmask its face,
And set on peace, its gaze always!
Where Is Peace?
By Michael Stevens, from Bloomington Indiana
Where is the Peace
our hearts keys
that make us invincible
unpiercable, unscathable
Where is the Peace
that lets us sleep
to up the faith we keep
and Where is the Peace
in a world of war
when we know nothing that's in store
Where is the Peace
when money rears its fangs
to divide class and race among all things
Where is the Peace
can't we all just get along
throw our money and all aside and admit we're wrong
to keep humanity strong
Where is our Peace
When Shall We Walk In Peace
By Israel Dammy Ipaye, from Nigeria
Peace, oh peace our bane whirling around in suspense
Peace, like the seasons it pays fleeting visits
Turpsyturvy now a bosom inevitable ally
Everyone yearning for the dreamt, cosy and rosy tenure
When shall the creeplings walk in peace
Till sunset we keep protesting to no avail.
Democracy they say could have been explicable
But the masses' liberty could not be guaranteed
Open wide mouths that could deem fit were shut with naira
The protestants were all nigeriad and massacred
Yet we hope for better days, several acres or riceland
Not a spoon could be edible for the starving citizens.
Just as we grow old the harder our stress becomes
In contrary with our adage that says a rabbit is prone to
To feed from its offspring when it grows old, this is denied
The offspring will have to feed on the mother untill it dies
Then it becomes an orphan stranded with no care yet they call us babe
With everything nurtured by our vision are, we nuts? we fondly ask.
Now do our open wide mouths wider and stronger
We found those those we dreamt capable to forestall our best days
With groaning they were mourned home now our omen is ephemeral
Their splendour foreseen and cut short
By the lions we called leaders with the facial appearance we beheld
We have failed to dull our palms because they are unhatched.
At dawn the whole family with opulent intelligence taking
garri and water, kids fighting over a spoon of garri this is unfair
Those fit to re-structure the day were circumvented, behold the
Land is too bushy for any unsharpen cutlass to confront
Except the mightiest bulldozer when the time ripes
Then we may yearn the arrival of luxury.
We Will Have Peace
By Emma Beverage, from New Mexico
When each and every one of us,
completely understands…
That there is no justification,
for abusing another human being.
When the President says
that you must kill…
There is no