Peace

Written in 1980. Hope for peace had chance then. What happen to the dream?

                           
















                                   Peace

      (A old poem written when age was my advantage.)
I went to the forest.
I prayed to the sun, the old willow trees.
I sat in the mist of the wild flowers.
I asked the Great Spirit to listen.

I dreamed an old dream.

Peace, will come one day.

One day in my life,
I will awake and all children will be safe from violence and hate.

A world of no hate, no violence and all women and children will have
shelter and food.

A utopia of love and peace.
Where education and well being is the concern of a parent.
Not if their son or daughter will fight and died in wars?

Peace I want to see.
Deep in my mind and heart.
I pray for a world where all people have opportunity and hope.

One day where men and women can give thanks for a new day.
Where religion is to prosper the soul and spirit.
Not teach death and murder.

Someday I will wake up in a peaceful place.
One day I hope and pray.

Man anger and hate can fade away to myth and old story.

I pray today for my children and all children.
Men lose their madness to kill all that is beautiful.

Time is very short. Our children will pay for our hate and mistakes.

                             Coyote
                             1980

Author's Note

Written in 1980. Funny the world had not changed much. Like my father I did nothing.

Reviews

[Broken.buddy]

At least in my generation, the world will become better.
Religion will be used to heal people and not preach killing in letter.

People will value character and not worship looks
Beauty will be seen as a thing to be at heart and not what make-up undertook

Schools will teach poetry, schools will teach hope
History will not be repeated, Stories will change
We all had an altar, which we still can blaze

All I see around me is now, children pressurised to achieve
Girls and boys crying in front of the mirrors
with 'In am not perfect' thought, always on the weave
Digging nails into their skin

Roads in London, Mumbai: with people crying alone
Lot of pain hidden, being judged all along

I wish I could wake up too
At least, one day before I die
When everyone is happy
and I need not write any more cry

Same thoughts as you, my friend
Time has been changing
love is waning
People.

We write and write
words have power
if words in the book can preach
These words of yours teach
Morals, love & hope

I hope the elders were right
Each word has a spirit
let the kindness abide
and make the world alright

[Coyote Poetry]

"let the kindness abide
and make the world alright"
I agree. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Broken.buddy]

I love your poetry. I am 27 years old now. I joined this site when I was 23 and learnt a lot of life lessons from your poetry. Thank you for being here and there is no need for you to thank me. I find it proud that I get to read your work

[Aehr]

beautiful, the poem speaks it all... dreaming of peace.. beautifully penned

[♪The Girl Next Do..]

Beautiful. Words will fail me if a try to explain the wonder of this. Fantastic job. Absolutely excellent.

[nicolettox]

thank you for this poem.
and don't say you've done nothing. for good or bad, we all contribute in this world.

“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”
Mother Theresa of Calcuta.

Before I read this poem, i was nervous not knowing what to expect. However, i wasn't nervous about how great your poem was going to be. You seem to always surprise me in your writing. When i think you've reached your peak, you surpass it. Your writing becomes more and more beautiful and powerful each time. OUTSTANDING POEM, well written my friend

[Eric Cox]

I love the beauty of the dream of peace, I love the heart penned into this, an excellent write. Nicely done.

[lei]

this is absolutely beautiful.. a cry for peace for the younger generation...

[Octob3r Star]

Very real and moving. Lessons like this are reasons we as writers exist. To tell tales so our children's children can listen, read and understand where they and everything in this world comes from.

[smkb90]

It's a beautiful poem, wonderfully written. So heartfelt and inspiring, thank you for the great poetry. I share those hopes and prayers with you, for a better different world.

[Underestimated]

This reminds me of the song "One Day" very beautiful though, touching too.

[Ryzo]

Wonderful poem, very touching and a great lesson to be learned from it. Even though we can't change the world, we can always shape and try to change our children's future for the better. :)