Thursday 16 February 2017

A Dream for Peace

In my thoughts and dreams
I see a place filled with joy and love
Prosperity and harmony and peace --
All brought on the wings of a dove.

But when I wake up all I see
Are newspapers flashing headlines constantly?
About wars, deaths, violence, hatred
And the destruction of humanity.

But it is up to us to create
This long-desired peace,
To make our dreams come true,
And all this violence to cease.

Cause we all come from people
Who somewhere, somehow,
Have this destructive impulse
To hatred and intolerance we bow.

So do we all join hands in the name
Of peace and harmony?
Or do we destroy ourselves and
Not set the winds of change free?

Do we preserve love, compassion,
Peace and humanity?
Or do we let it go, shatter it
With violence and insanity?

So let's join hands and create peace
Work till all negativity is shed --
For living happily is much better,
Far better than being dead.




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