War and Peace

War and Peace

A Poem by Sami Khalil

War and Peace            by Sami Khalil


 


Lend me an ear, listening to my voice

Lend me a tear to feel my few sorrows

Hard to be whole when one cannot rejoice

Alarmed at the future event that follows.

 

Hardships abound when homework is not done

When lighthouses are dimmed when begged to shine

Neither harvest sans the sun, nor dry run

Your next dawn will rise up on forehead’s sign.

 

War and peace are two sides of the same coin

Marks of doom and hope-filled gaps in between

Watching the waves crash where regret paths join

They were nightmares as far as I could glean.

 

Life’s fragile and so hearts keep pulsating

Blood-soaked as love on tight ropes abating.

© 2024 Sami Khalil


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Hi Sami
My feeling is that life is very fragile… and so it is impossible to feel good these days… it is the toss of the coin as to which way our lives will be like…is there doom? Or is there hope? Will the earth fry up because if climate change, or will be at war soon, or will we have a dictator as president……or even how long will we be around to see what May happen…….sorrow or hope?
Warmly
B.





Posted 8 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

All scary but good questions; let us hope for better days, events, just and peaceful solutions. Hum.. read more
Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Always my pleasure Sami, you're very welcome!
Warmly, B
Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

:::::::))))))))))
Powerful work. Great symbolism.

Posted 9 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

9 Months Ago

Wow! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review. Glad you like it.
I agree Sami.
"War and peace are two sides of the same coin"
In a world always struggling. The world is a angry world. I hope we can outlast the wars and anger. Powerful words and thoughts shared my friend.
Coyote

Posted 10 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

10 Months Ago

Wow! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. I hope we can find peaceful solutions, act .. read more
well said sami. reminds me of the christian song from 1955 - "let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me". unfortunately, i highly doubt that we'll ever see peace on earth again. a sad state of affairs ... :)

Posted 11 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

11 Months Ago

Wow! So true and well articulated. Man's heart is waxing cold and colder; no sympathy, no empathy,.. read more
dearest Sami .. we survive on Tight Ropes of Fear of losing all we hold Dear. Prayers ascending always for help from the Creator as we are brought to our Knees on Christmas Eve..
Peace and ❤️ Love… gently, Pat

Posted 11 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

11 Months Ago

Wow! Thank you so much Patricia Wedel for this marvelous gift and reviews.
War & Peace a double sided coin, I love this line, I wish there was a whole coin that was just peace.
I prefer peace over war any day. Powerful read here

Posted 11 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

11 Months Ago

Me too; unfortunately not in this world; will be in the life after. Thank you kindly for sharing you.. read more
what do you think the coin would look like? this was a well done thing.

Posted 11 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

11 Months Ago

Depends on who mints it. As they say, if want peace, prepare for war. Thank you kindly for sharing y.. read more
Pulls my heartstrings reading this .It is truly sad to think that we can never achieve peace . Not completely , since we are the ones who breed conflict and hate . True Lenders of tears and ears come in scarcity these days .

Kathy

Posted 11 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

11 Months Ago

Wow! I love your take on this poem; so true and well articulated. You have great understanding of t.. read more
Such beautiful thoughts on such a subject. Extraordinaryly beautiful use of language.
Equanimity is so hard to achive isn't it?

Posted 11 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

11 Months Ago

Wowzy woooo! So true and well articulated. That is why I like some of the Stoic ideas. It call for c.. read more
Ken Simm.

11 Months Ago

Don't miss out on beauty with your stocism however.
Sami Khalil

11 Months Ago

I agree wholeheartedly. Will do.
sometimes it is unfortunate that there are two sides to a coin...but the bad comes with the good, and life is chance...I really love the last two lines here.
Even the nightmares tell us something...we live we learn and then we live the life after that.
j.

Posted 11 Months Ago


Sami Khalil

11 Months Ago

Wowzy woooo! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. I'm so glad you share your wisdom w.. read more

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Added on November 23, 2023
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