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Dec21

Non-wish – SOCS – wish

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Non-wish – SOCS – wish

 

For Linda’s challenge:

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Dec. 21, 2024

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A photo I took trying to be artsy? Anyway it turned out backwards. It was in a park by some trees. I had a funny pink pencil that is made into a circle. I had a tiny glass bottle with a cork top and some pink beads inside and a label that says ‘wishes’. But, like I said the whole thing turned out backwards, so … a non wish?

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Here’s a poem I wrote a long time ago. This photo is just of an envelope/stamp. with clouds/sky note card. Explanation at the end.

19 MILES to BAGHDAD

19 miles to Baghdad,

I don’t feel so all alone…

Sometimes I get to talk to you,

Via the video-phone.

19 miles to Baghdad, and

I’m writing you this postcard,

Just to take away the fear…

Actually, it’s not so hard.

19 Miles to Baghdad, and

One thing I’ll never hear,

Is G.I.s writing home to say,

Wish you were here.

19 Miles to Baghdad, and

This I’m proud to say…

We’re over here protecting you all,

in the whole U. S. A.

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As blossoms bouquet

A smell of dirty, red wind

Immense bombs stagger

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This poem and Haiku I wrote back in 2003 has been on my mind for awhile. It was twelve years ago, at the end of March, and the beginning of April, when U.S. forces were advancing on Baghdad, Iraq. I heard a news reporter say they were 19 miles away, and the ‘Battle of Baghdad’ would begin in earnest.

**It’s now been 14 years as of April, 2017.

This link takes you to the details of the ‘Battle of Baghdad’.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(2003)

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© 2024 BS

Mar17

Hole In The World – Song Lyric Sunday – War & Peace

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Hole In The World – Song Lyric Sunday – War & Peace

 

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Thanks to Jim Adams for hosting this musical challenge each week.

To join in today’s challenge, and also see other entries just click this link below:

War and Peace

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Today we have the prompt of songs about war and peace, suggested by Nancy aka The Sicilian Storyteller.

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This is one of my favorite Eagles songs. It was written after and concerning 9-11, but still could be about the state of the world at this time, too. There are still wars going on, and now there is violence in the streets, and the pandemic virus – they all take loved ones away, leaving a hole in their family’s world, and in our hearts. ❤

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From the Song Facts article:

  • The Eagles wrote this after a tour in Europe. They started the composition around September 11, 2001. The message is that love is the ultimate savior in a world damaged and corrupted by evil and hatred. It also conveys parents’ dreams and hopes for their children in such a troubled society. >>
  • Don Henley explained in the liner notes for The Very Best Of The Eagles compilation that he penned on the darkest day in American history: September 11, 2001. “I sat down at the piano in my home studio and started putting some chords with the phrase ‘hole in the world,’” he said. “Months went by, but I didn’t show it to anybody. Then, other things started happening that gave additional meanings to ‘Hole in the World,’ particularly after the [Iraqi] war started. The fighting was supposedly over in May, and yet one or two or three of our boys were – and still are – getting killed every day, which means somebody’s daddy is not coming home. So that’s another ‘hole’ — a huge hole in somebody’s life – a child, a wife, a mother, a father, a brother, a sister.”

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“Hole in the World”, by the Eagles, was written in response to September 11, 2001. It was released in 2003, from the album, “The Very Best Of”,  and was written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey. It is on The Eagles Recording Company II label

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There's a hole in the world tonight.
There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.
There's a hole in the world tonight.
Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow.

They say that anger is just love disappointed.
They say that love is just a state of mind.
But all this fighting over who is anointed,
Oh, how can people be so blind?

There's a hole in the world tonight.
There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.
There's a hole in the world tonight.
Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow.

Oh, they tell me there's a place over yonder
Cool water running through the burning sand.
Until we learn to love one another,
We will never reach the Promised Land.

There's a hole in the world tonight.
There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.
There's a hole in the world tonight.
Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow.

(There's a hole in the world tonight.)
They say that anger is just love disappointed.
(There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.)
They say that love is just a state of mind.
(There's a hole in the world tonight.)
But all this fighting over who will be anointed,
(Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow.)
Oh, how can people be so blind?

There's a hole in the world tonight.
(Hole in the world)
There's a cloud of fear and sorrow.
(Fear and sorrow)
There's a hole in the world tonight.
(Oh)
Don't let there be a hole in the world tomorrow (repeat three times)

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I like both of these artists, and when they got together to do this song, it was one of my favorites. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if this was a peaceful world.

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“Peaceful World”, by John Mellencamp and India Arie, was released from the album, “Cuttin’ Heads”, in 2001. It was written by John Mellencamp, and is on the Columbia label.

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Come on baby take a ride with me
I’m up from Indiana down to Tennessee
Everything is as cool as can be
In a peaceful worldPeople know this world is a wreck
We’re sick and tired of being politically correct
If I see through it now but I didn’t at first
The hypocrites made it worse and worse
Lookin’ down their noses at what people say
These are just words and words are okay
It’s what you do and not what you say
If you’re not part of the future then get out of the wayCome on baby take a ride with me
I’m up from Indiana down to Tennessee
Everything is cool as can be
In a peaceful worldRacism lives in the U.S. today
Better get hip to what Martin Luther King had to say
I don’t want my kids being brought up this way
Hatred to each other is not okay
Well I’m not a preacher just a singer son
But I can see more work to be done
It’s what you do and not what you say
If you’re not part of the future then get out of the wayCome on baby take a ride with me
I’m up from Indiana down to Tennessee
Everything is cool as can be
In a peaceful worldThe money’s good and the work is okay
Looks like everything is rollin our way
“Til you gotta look the devil in the eye
You know that bastard’s one big lie
So be careful with your heart and what you love
Make sure that it was sent from above
It’s what you do and not what you say
If you’re not part of the future then get out of the wayCome on baby take a ride with me
I’m up from Indiana down to Tennessee
Everything is cool as can be
In a peaceful worldLay back the top and ride with me
I’m up from Indiana down to Tennessee
Everything is cool as can be
In a peaceful worldHey yeah
Hey yeah
Hey yeah
Hey yeah

Songwriters: MELLENCAMP, JOHN

Peaceful World lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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Feb27

Eve of Destruction – Song Lyric Sunday – Death, Destruction, Pestilence, Famine

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Eve Of Destruction – Song Lyric Sunday – Death, Destruction, Pestilence, Famine

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This week the theme is songs that feature death, destruction, pestilence,

Thanks to Jim Adams for hosting this musical challenge each week.

To join in today’s challenge, and also see other entries just click this link below:

Punishments From God

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Today’s prompt comes as the world is watching in horror at the events unfolding in the Ukraine.

The video shows black & white clips from actual wars from far away and to situations in our homeland, plus protests and marches against any kind of war.

When will we ever learn?

Pray for Peace

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Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.

Dalai Lama
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From a Wiki article”

“Eve of Destruction” is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964.[1] Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire.

The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights Movement, turmoil in the Middle East, and the American space program.

The American media helped popularize the song by using it as an example of everything that was wrong with the youth of that time.[2] Due to its controversial lyrics, some American radio stations, “claiming it was an aid to the enemy in Vietnam”,[3] banned the song.[4] The song was also criticized by conservatives. It was also banned by some British radio stations.

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This song has been recorded by many artists, and has been on the soundtrack of many movies.

“Eve of Destruction”, by Barry McGuire, can be found on his 1965 album of the same name. It was written by P. F. Sloan, and is on the Dunhill label.

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The Eastern world, it is explodin’
Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’
You’re old enough to kill but not for votin’
You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’?
And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin’
But you tell me over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction
Don’t you understand what I’m trying to say?
Can’t you feel the fear that I’m feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there’s no running away
There’ll be no one to save with the world in a grave
Take a look around you boy, it’s bound to scare you, boy
But you tell me over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction
Yeah, my blood’s so mad, feels like coagulatin’
I’m sittin’ here just contemplatin’
I can’t twist the truth, it knows no regulation
Handful of Senators don’t pass legislation
And marches alone can’t bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin’
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin’
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction
Think of all the hate there is in Red China
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
Ah, you may leave here for four days in space
But when you return, it’s the same old place
The poundin’ of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead but don’t leave a trace
Hate your next door neighbor but don’t forget to say grace
And you tell me over and over and over and over again my friend
You don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction
You don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Barri Steve / Sloan P F
Eve Of Destruction lyrics © Universal Music Corp.
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© 2022 BS
Jan30

Just Jot It January # 30 – (Un) Finished

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Just Jot It January # 30 – (Un) Finished

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 30th, 2020

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Today’s prompt comes to us compliments of Lauren. Thank you, Lauren!

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 30th, 2020, is “finished.” Use the word “finished” any way you’d like. Enjoy!

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This is a poem I wrote back in 2015.

I was using the rhymed couplets to show peace, and the capitalized middle words to show anger that that after all this time, there is still war. – unceasing and never finished. Also by using words of nature showing how it can be peaceful and lovely days at times, and violent stormy days, too.

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blue sky with pink clouds shaped like a wishbone

UNFINISHED

Quietly, quietly drift the clouds

Far above Earth’s rowdy crowds

THUNDER

Parading stately across the sky

Painting paradise in our eye

CRASHES

Take a moment to gaze above

Fill your senses with peace and love

LIGHTNING

Imagine floating without a care

Our mortal souls are free up there

FLASHES

Beauty does our eyes behold

Orange, pink, and nature’s gold

WIND

Sunrise, sunset, and in between

Starry nights, a moonlit gleam

GNASHES

Dream along, embracing peace

Praying for all war to cease

ANGER

Pure air inhale, life’s true incense

Live and love your truth…intense…

LASHES

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© 2020 BS

May27

Weekly Song Challenge #15 – Memorial Day/War

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Weekly Song Challenge # 15 -Memorial Day/War 

https://lavent69.blog/2019/05/26/weekly-song-challenge-round-15/

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To join in this weekly music challenge, just click the above link for details. Thanks, Laura!

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Rules:
Copy rules and add to your own post, pinging back to this post. (link above)
Post music videos for your answers to the musical questions.
Tag two people to participate!
Easy!

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Post a video of a song that makes you think of the true meaning of Memorial Day.

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“Travelin’ Soldier”, by The Dixie Chicks, is on their 2002 album, “Home”. It was written by, Bruce Robison, and is on the Columbia Nashville label.

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Post a videoof a song that has the word war in the title or lyrics.

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“War”, by Edwin Starr, was released on the album, “Psychedelic Shack”. It was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, and is on the Gordy label. It is a Temptations song.

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Post a video of a song that is part of a movie soundtrack that had something to do with war.

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From the Wiki article about the  movies this song has appeared in:

“Run Through the Jungle” has appeared in films like Air America (1990), My Girl (1991), Rudy (1993), The Big Lebowski (1998), Radio Arrow (1998), Tropic Thunder (2008), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Triple Frontier (2019). It has appeared in many video games that depict the Vietnam War. The song features in the Hardcastle and McCormick Season 3 episode “She Ain’t Deep But She Sure Runs Fast.”

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“Run Through the Jungle”, by Creedence Clearwater Revival, was released in 1970 from their album, “Cosmo’s Factory”. It was written by John Fogerty, and is on the Fantasy Records label.

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I tag anyone who’d like to participate in this challenge.

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© 2019 BS

May28

SONG LYRIC SUNDAY – YELLOW RIVER

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SONG LYRIC SUNDAY – YELLOW RIVER

https://helenswordsoflife.com/2017/05/27/song-lyric-sunday-theme-for-52817/

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Today, for Song Lyric Sunday, we are asked to post a song about the military, for Memorial Day.

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This song, “Yellow River” is one of my favorites. I still have the 45 record of it (see photo).

It is said that the song was inspired by the thought of a soldier coming home after fighting in the Civil War. As it was released during the era of the Viet Nam war, some thought it was about a place there.

I think it is a good song, a happy song, that conveys the relief of a soldier coming home to his family and friends after a long time away, fighting for his country.

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As an Army wife for over 21 years, we are now retired. I have been, and later our children have been on the home front side, giving support for our soldier, husband, and father.I honor all those who serve in the military, whatever branch they choose. It is not easy. We knew the relief of our loved one coming home after war, when so many of our friends and families did not.

I do not like war. I am for Peace…worldwide.

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“Yellow River”, by Christie, was released as a single from the album, “Christie”, in 1970, on the labels CBS (UK) and Epic (US). It was written by Jeff Christie.

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YELLOW RIVER

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So long boy you can take my place got my papers I’ve got my pay
So pack my bags and I’ll be on my way to yellow river

Put my guns down the war is won
Fill my glass high the time has come
I’m going back to the place that I love yellow river

Yellow river yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow river yellow river is in my blood it’s the place I love
Got no time for explanation got no time to lose
Tomorrow night you’ll find me
Sleeping underneath the moon at yellow river

Cannon fire lingers in my mind I’m so glad that I’m still alive
And I’ve been gone for such a long time from yellow river

I remember the nights were cool I can still see the water pool
And I remember the girl that I knew from yellow river

Yellow river yellow river is in my mind and in my eyes
Yellow river yellow river is in my blood it’s the place I love

Songwriters
JEFF CHRISTIE

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Lyrics found on MetroLyrics – http://www.metrolyrics.com/yellow-river-lyrics-tony-christie.html

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© 2017 BS
Apr27

A to Z BLOG CHALLENGE 2017 – LETTER W – WINDS OF WAR/NO MORE

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A to Z BLOG CHALLENGE 2017 – LETTER W – WINDS OF WAR/NO MORE

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2017/04/atozchallenge-4-27-2016-letter-w.html

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The Mystery Box Chickens and I wish you Peace & Love. ❤

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“Wind of Change”, by The Scorpions, was released in 1991. It was written by Klaus Meine, and appeared on the album, “Crazy World”, with the Vertigo – Mercury label.

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“We Gotta Get Out of Here”, by The Animals, was released in 1965. It is on the Columbia Graphophone (UK), and MGM (U.S.) labels. It was written by Barry Mann – Cynthia Weil.

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“War”, by Edwin Star, was released as a single from the album, “War & Peace”, in 1970. It is on the Gordy label, and was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.

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“Give Me Peace”, by George Harrison, was released in 1973 as a single from the album, “Living in the Material World”. It was written by George Harrison.

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Check back here tomorrow for the opening of the Mystery Box. The letter will be X.

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Apr18

19 MILES to BAGHDAD

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19 MILES to BAGHDAD

19 miles to Baghdad,

I don’t feel so all alone…

Sometimes I get to talk to you,

Via the video-phone.

19 miles to Baghdad, and

I’m writing you this postcard,

Just to take away the fear…

Actually, it’s not so hard.

19 Miles to Baghdad, and

One thing I’ll never hear,

Is G.I.s writing home to say,

Wish you were here.

19 Miles to Baghdad, and

This I’m proud to say…

We’re over here protecting you all,

in the whole U. S. A.

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As blossoms bouquet

A smell of dirty, red wind

Immense bombs stagger

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This poem and Haiku I wrote back in 2003 has been on my mind for awhile. It was twelve years ago, at the end of March, and the beginning of April, when U.S. forces were advancing on Baghdad, Iraq. I heard a news reporter say they were 19 miles away, and the ‘Battle of Baghdad’ would begin in earnest.

**It’s now been 14 years as of April, 2017.

This link takes you to the details of the ‘Battle of Baghdad’.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(2003)

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For dVerse Poets – Tuesday Poetics: Wish You Were Here (write a poem as a postcard)

Thank you for hosting, De.

Tuesday Poetics: Wish you were here.

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© 2017 BS

Dec17

CRY FOR PEACE

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For today’s dVerse poetry prompt, we  were asked to free-write for 9 minutes, about a time in your life. From these key words, jottings, and thoughts, we were to write our poem. I did add a few more words to the free-write, to finish. This poem takes place during the 60s and early 70s, a time I remember well.

I’d like to thank the hosts of dVerse, and wish everyone a refreshing, break. Many good wishes for the New Year…see you then! 🙂

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my free-write notes today & me, a long time ago

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CRY FOR PEACE

Flower power everywhere

Peace n Love is in the air

Stringing beads, the more the better

Waiting for an overseas letter

Folk ballads – Dylan and Joan

Writing lyrics, bringing it home

Incense n hazy days

Woodstock dreams n Hippie ways

Smokin’ music n concerts

Take a toke, it never hurts

Peace-niks and Jesus Freaks

Groovin’ to those rockin’ beats

Bell bottoms…iron our hair

Sit-ins, bed-ins, see you there

Make love, not war

What on Earth are we fightin’ for

Cry for Peace our battle cry

Does that make sense, I ask you…why

Met n married, 19…smart?

War torn, a year apart

Continue on as best I can

Scared to see an official sedan

He comes back, my true love

How I praise heaven above

Baby born/baby dies

Only seen once, with my crying eyes

Carry on our wayward life

War never ends, still there’s strife

And still we cry without cease

Still we cry

We cry for Peace

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© 2015 BS

 

 

Dec8

UNFINISHED

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UNFINISHED

Quietly, quietly drift the clouds

Far above Earth’s rowdy crowds

THUNDER

Parading stately across the sky

Painting paradise in our eye

CRASHES

Take a moment to gaze above

Fill your senses with peace and love

LIGHTNING

Imagine floating without a care

Our mortal souls are free up there

FLASHES

Beauty does our eyes behold

Orange, pink, and nature’s gold

WIND

Sunrise, sunset, and in between

Starry nights, a moonlit gleam

GNASHES

Dream along, embracing peace

Praying for all war to cease

ANGER

Pure air inhale, life’s true incense

Live and love your truth…intense…

LASHES

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This was written for dVerse Poets prompt…Peace…

dVerse Poets page can be found here

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© 2015 BS