War and Peace...

first of my kind....so please criticism and feedback required!

The distant tune of the weary farmer

Humming in chants as the eve grows calmer

The ripple of waters in a cerise hue

And receding rays bid us adieu

Scores of fishes bathe in rhythm

As the serene night shrouds us in

Splash of water as the fisherman retires

Tethers his yacht by the jagged coastline

The lonesome swan nods off goodbye

As shimmering stars hum a lullaby

The carpet of shadows finally is laid

And I pray with a yearning unsaid.

I sit and stare at those cosmic beams

As the galaxy exudes an assort of tints

The calmness of the dark is enchanting

Can’t it dwell eternally unceasing?

An era long lost since I sensed peace in men

But I dread the nightmares lest return again.

Tonight no drones of hungry birds

No burnt flesh or bones in shards

Tonight no children scuttling in dread

Or canter of soldiers with tears unshed

Tonight no sinister holes to veil our fear

Devoid of blackouts or weapons that tear

Neither pools of blood nor cadavers of terror

Or shrieks of maidens masked with horror

Tonight I can draw water from my river

Devoid of that scarlet and of foul odour.

 

Those were our brothers with pledges to deliver

Stationed in terrains of rocks and meshes of wire

In times of harmony breathing in the chill

Same was the fate with their rival uphill

Even share a drink with the foe beyond

But obliged to slay as the war raved on

In the mercy of gluttony wringing out their life

And voracious regimes fuelling selfish strives

Whilst youthful widows wail in despair’

Orphans gaze by the highway with a prayer

Mothers seek cover from a leak in the roof

As humanity weeps in gloom and grief

The planet offers homage to those lost souls

As mother earth seeps in the blood in bowls.

 

The human race has crouched too low

The almighty too apprehends this so

No peace you can perceive until you arise

An apocalypse is bound in the next sunrise

A spiritual stirring worldwide

For the human race to survive!

 

 

Reviews

[WhiteWillow]

Such a difficult subject to write about, and you do it well. You give us strong images to turn over in our minds, and sum up the piece nicely with hope, and an appeal to every human being. Great write.

[Irfan Bashir Shah]

Gentle yet powerful....... The way you arrange your words into perfect lines..... Ah!
just love it........
The sorrow and irony of world are reflected here.... Great!

[Pratik]

I am simply lost for words... such an universal truth told by a mastery of words...The atrocities the war inflicts on lives of people are unimaginable....it's not even possible for us to sympathize, we sitting in our warm, comfortable homes.. But its a country that suffers in long run and that too just for the vested interests of few...and how beautifully you have conveyed this through this powerful poem... simply Excellent!

[Shadows of Memories]

The very last stanza reminds me of the rumour or truth of the destruction of this living planet by December 2012.Just a stupendous piece I must say...how a beautiful day experiences a peaceful night...the end of the day...as if u r portraying them on ur canvas...but then again u get scared of the past wars...the soldiers..the fights...the losts...the death....pain...so much it had taken away and left the humanity lonesome on t he plannet.Still the God decides the plannet to be the abode of humanity and give it life once again. I just love the line "No peace you can perceive until you arise"... its truth...double meaning reflects... Until u stand up and fight back, peace doesnt come back, cos every moment there's a change in time and mind. Again until u wake up, u cant experience the sweetness of the dawn wherein the anticipation of stormy wars again comes....cos every day has its own plan.Just awesome poem!loved it