Do you know?

How much anger will buy an ounce of love

How many vultures to redeem the life of a dove

How many sunbeams to pay for a drop of rain

How much forgiveness to quench the thirst of pain

Where on a sphere begin the bends

Where amongst thorns have you hidden your friends

Where did you hide the tongue of your inner voice

Where in birth and death is there a choice

When will we learn to save a drowning fly

When not to let the last ember die

When will we have enough to give to the poor

When will peace be worth more than gold, to end war

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Maybe we can buy all the rest with MasterCard...but Peace is priceless...
This is a really strong sonnet.
Thank you for this poem...we need peace and love not what we are getting.
j.

[Soren]

Thank you so much Jacob for the read and most kind words they are valued and appreciated

[Dylan Macadham]

Reminds me of Bob Dylan's 'Blowin in the Wind,
A Beautiful, sad piece, Soren :) ...your last line especially hits home today.

[Soren]

Have been a big fan of Bob Dylan over the years and some of his lyrics may have rubbed off.

[Dylan Macadham]

...and rubbed off well :)