War: A Threat to Humanity

This poems narrates a story and conveys a message to the people against war.

There was a kind man,

Soft and noble his soul was!

Before his eyes was a clear goal,

To recruit in army for a particular cause.

He wished to experience the scene,

The scene of the massive war!

So excited he was from the first day,

As the bitter reality was too far.

The day arrived with a bright sky,

Brighter was the man's curiosity.

He got ready with full of zeal,

Unaware of the war's brutality.

Standing steady at the frontier,

Holding his sword like a thunder bolt!

Both armies broke down at once

And suddenly the man came to a halt.

The bright sky puffed into cloud,

A cloud full of groaning dust.

Recklessly the bodies were falling down

And the war tragedy was at must.

 Bloody, bloody the battlefield was,

Filled with innumerable heads.

Screams and shrieks were just common

But there were none from death beds.

On a courageous path, the soldiers followed,

Each carrying a brave brave heart.

But on looking at the massacre scene,

The kind man astonished on his part.

Slowly, slowly the man comprehend

The cruelty of the massive war.

He bent on his knees at the once

And threw his sword very far.

He raised his eyes to heaven,

And cried in a very loud voice;

"Is this the humanity, my Lord?"

A sudden silence spread over noise.

At horizon a beautiful bird crossed,

The beautiful bird came out as a Dove.

Carrying the serenity over her wings,

Along with the message of peace and love.

The bloody sky lost down its lust

And a whiteness smeared all around.

The Dove seems like a messenger of God;

Sent down when he heard the cry and sound.

With her long and charming wings,

She covered the entire field.

The kind man was fully surprised

As a soldier gets his protective shield.

In a moment of vision, the field vanished,

A Dreamworld took its place.

The Dove took the kind man there

And there was a comfort on his face.

The Dove quoth to the man,

"Be kind, be peaceful or unless you will fall,

For God has made you people 

To praise him and love all."

The kind man understood the very message,

He swore to practice peace and harmony.

To walk long and preach all these,

Became his life-long ceremony.

 

Reviews

[‘Thoughts In Time..]

Wow- amazing- you are so right- God is a kind loving God but he allows justice to prevail on His grounds and conditions- live one another- war never did good and man lost in the ways of the flesh being more harm than good- we given our own wills need to choose right- great words love the dove and the spiritual connotation used here- God is amazing🌹

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot dear! My hearty reverence to your honourable words.

[‘Thoughts In Time’🌹]

Such kind words- always a pleasure🌹

[JustNonsenseAndSugar]

Despite my avoidance of religious stories and texts, very well done. You have the voice of one deeply involved and entwined with religion. You're style is easy to read and flows well. A thumbs up.

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot!

[Breadwinner]

From this work I comprehend that you are a good storyteller... You just bind the readers with your outstanding imagination and effective words...And one thing I wanna convey you is that you have a good sense of rhetorical devices which are profusely filled in your works...Lovely work!

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks from the depth of my heart!

[Pooja Chintamani]

Best composition!!whole scene is creeping through eyes .at a glance of words u craved nice massage .thank you for sharing this poem.

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot!

[Danish Bin Sattar]

Well written , well-structured and powerful. Had a great time reading this. Keep up the great work.

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot!

[Laurierose]

There were hints of cryptic undertones here; Your messages are very powerful in your writings. This is very pensive read and a great one for me. Great read.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you very much.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you very much.

[Awz]

Amazing I am not one to say many words but the is is one that inspires for it's greatness is a blessing not a curse

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you for your precious words!

[Nisha M.]

I really liked this! You can write really well, well done!

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you so much.

[Jay_Bluefire]

Wow, this is really good =) I like the story it tells, and the use of a dove in reference to a messenger from God.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you very much.

[Davidgeo]

A really good poem. But if you've read the bible, both the old and new testament, you would know that war, death and destruction is something that 'god' justifies and demands in his name over and over again. . . The flood story in genesis is the epitome of moral genocide, one of the ten commandments is literally "eye for an eye", in the book of numbers god directly orders Moses to go to war... later it even says "smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him remaining; and they possessed his land." (numbers 16) describing how the Israelites conquered the Amorites, in the book of Joshua god commands Joshua to "take possession of Canaan" and burn Jericho to the ground... there are literally hundreds of examples in the bible not only promoting war and violence but demanding it in the name of god. Jesus himself seemed to be more of a pacifist but if you understand what the holy trinity is you understand that jesus, god and the holy spirit are one in the same thing. So, much like the bible and pretty much every major religion in existence... this poem is hypocritical at best or a seriously flawed understanding of what the bible is saying at worst. It really is good writing though.

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot!

[AllauraRose]

Another well-written poem about a serious issue. War is a serious and scary thing, and I extol anyone who fights, I personally could never. I do have one question, did he die in the end or was it a message from God? Well done!

[Raj Sahu]

He is wandering till date smearing the message of peace and harmony.