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🌹

[B. Boileau]

A poets message sent through the ages ... you can join the ranks of innocence, until the real becomes reality. I look foward to reading more of your stuff

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot!

[mattavelli]

Hello, Raj, thank you for entering my contest! :)
your message is clear here, from the title and the text, war is bad. There are some issues with the language, but the story is easily understood. Thanks for sharing it.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you so much!

[look.both.ways]

such a good poem! I think you might be one of my favorite writers on this site! Loved it, again. Good job!!

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot!

[Kim Stegeman]

This was SOOOO AWESOME!!GREATWORK!!!!

[Raj Sahu]

Thanks a lot dear!

[CAPOLAVORO]

I always wanted to convey a story through poetry. I like your way of writing on this one. Write more. :)

Sincerely,
CAPOLAVORO

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you very much.

[pragya gaur]

Strong message.... Loved it.... Thanks for sharing....

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you. 😊

[Azif]

A strong and meaningful message, great work!

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you. 😊

[Joey Nizz]

War, what is it good for?

You're message is very strong and straight forward.

Thank you for sharing :)

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you. 😊

[Joey Nizz]

Your welcome :)

[Suhd]

Good one. Realistic and straight as an arrow.

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you.😊

[ashish hajagulkar]

beyond the words you speak about humanity and left very nice quote at end of poem
"Be kind, be peaceful or unless you will fall,
For God has made you people
To praise him and love all."

[Raj Sahu]

Thank you very much dear. 😊