Monday, February 25, 2013

War and Peace


War and Peace

As the chaotic way of loss, as the fire raging like a storm in red, and bloodshed of us against ourselves, we devour, destroy, and discriminate ourselves to put ourselves in the middle of war

The whistling of the bombs, the beating sound of every explosion, the grabbing tap of gunfire that stops the heart, a spilling loss of more life taken by war

Men loose hope in the midst of battle, as the sun sets, that hope is crushed
The men in war attack, and kill with the hopes of victory, but what are they to achieve, in this frantic, chaotic battlefield

War can do nothing great, but sadness overcomes everyone – the confidence of love and compassion can only plod along

The thing that keeps us alive, is that slice, that miniature portion of hope, that part that shines like a midnight star, that one thing that will help us at all times, something to gape at more than anything else
That attractive gazing display is the beauty of peace

From the twittering and chirping sound of the singing birds, or the swift ride of a proud horse, or a little genial child in a light conversation

Peace comes from hope, compassion and love, the one important thing you lose in war, but also the thing everyone should look back at, from war to peace

Friends


 Friends

A moment can be magical, I consent
Mine was magical in a tent
My parents planned a trip that I resent
And oh boy! Did I repent
The tent was by the washroom, so you can imagine the scent
Upset I was to every extent
I was eager to watch the Bears play, so the weekend seemed misspent
My parents knew I was upset but said nothing to augment
Mom came to me and said that she planned the trip for me, so I should act decent
But I could do nothing to better represent
They were all having fun, my sadness was to prevent
I sat down by the river and in the sand was a dent
I poked a finger at it, and saw some gold coin that could make me affluent
You see, you might think the magic part was, it was invisible to every parent
But written on it was “we really miss you”, sorry the coin is a gold foil on a cent
My friends were upset, they said they missed me and I knew what they meant
This thought was worth a million dollar more than the gold that I would have spent
 I knew my friends really cared, and that was my magic of a moment.