oh gentle dove
who mourns all day
can i not whisk
your cares away
with water fresh
and bits of grain
a sturdy box
for when it rains
what saddens you
what grieves you so
in sun and shade
through wind and snow
whisper to me
the secret kept
by doves like you
who mourned and wept
© Candace Kubinec
dove
Hope For Peace
Ancient hope delivered
on the wings of a dove
Witnessed from the
deck of a wooden boat
Forgotten in the tramp
of boots in battle through
mud and snow – past
bodies of comrades
Snagged on long strips
of barbed wire that
imprisonedmillions
Hidden in long tunnels
under wet green jungles
where teens fought teens
Lost among the clouds
behind the whine of engines
flying with heavy payloads
Ancient hope in the sky
ignored by humankind
© Candace Kubinec
Peace to You
peace
Why must it be so?
Pretty garden spider
Like the jungle tiger
The same old tale
On a smaller scale
Why must it be so?
Wherever you go
Every creature’s feature
Hunter or hunted in Nature
Blood and gore
For ever more
From the start
Until death do us part
Why must it be so?
Couldn’t humans show
Some brilliant ingenuity
And do away with this iniquity?
For everyone milk and honey
Every being as meek as a bunny
Wouldn’t that be nice?
Just as in Paradise
I can hear your icy sneers
Like hailstorm in my ears:
That is life, that’s the go
You should know it must be so!
Yet, despite the cursèd doom
Let us cast away the gloom
May the gentle, caring dove
Spread the word of peace and love!
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Copyright © 2014 Irina Dimitric
I choose Peace
Dove of Peace and Love
-
irinadim
May the gentle, caring dove
Spread the word of peace and love!
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Copyright 2014 Irina Dimitric
Peace dove / Paloma de la paz
Today is Sunday. Let the peace dove fly! /
Hoy es domingo. ¡Dejemos que la paloma de la paz vuele! /
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© Texto y Fotos: Rafael Prado Velasco 2013
Peace~Love~Hope
Art 4 Peace by Sarah Vernon
Art by Sarah of First Night Designs
