“There was never a good war or a bad peace.” - Benjamin Franklin
The New What’s Going On blog is prompting about “Yearning for Peace” this week. With all the wars and hostilities currently raging around the world it feels like we’re on the verge of the outbreak of WWIII. It seems that humanity is blind to the mistakes of the past and is ready to repeat them. If only we all were more active in seeking the peace we long for…
Peace
All round the world the long wars rage
As petty despots their egos inflate;
In bloody battles nations engage
Their hunger for gold they can't sate.
Insane dictators vie for power
Poor soldiers die by the score,
The warfare grows, enemies glower
A situation sane people all abhor…
The prayers for peace and calm won’t stop
A war that crazy men have started.
God will not render benefaction,
Unless people will take action:
Refuse to fight, and don’t be blinded
By lies, false promises of aspirants,
Perverted dreams of raving tyrants.
The helpless cries of all the blameless:
Children, old people, women, nameless,
Cannot be heard as prayers for peace,
Nor can their misery decrease.
Dethrone the cruel kings of crime,
Cast out heartless oppressors.
The clocks strike now the time
To rid ourselves of the aggressors.
The prayers for peace and calm won’t stop
A war that crazy men have started.
God will not render benefaction,
Unless the people will take action:
Refuse to fight, and don’t be blinded
By lies, false promises of aspirants,
Perverted dreams of raving tyrants.
Here’s the poem set to music and you can find all my music in my “Otidorchestre” channel or listen to it on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Flo, Pandora, and other music sharing sites.
The helpless cries of all the blameless:
ReplyDeleteChildren, old people, women, nameless,
Cannot be heard as prayers for peace,
Nor can their misery decrease............. so true :(
It is almost never prime ministers, parliamentarians, leading authority figures in the armed services, church leaders and royalty who lose their homes and families in war. What did the old people, babies etc do to wage war?
Well said... imagine a world where every one refused to fight - a world of non-violence and peace...perfect!
ReplyDeleteWell written... Prayers for Peace
ReplyDeleteYes, well. Unreasoning hate always blows up its own house.
ReplyDelete"A situation sane people all abhor…"
ReplyDeleteAnd if we could be sane enough to refuse to fight? Your song could be an anthem. And again, listening to it was a splendid experience. Insanity will never lead me.
Common people are so helpless! War is a moneymaking business. Therefore I can't see peace in sight. I like the refrain in the poem. Very well put, Nick.
ReplyDeleteA rallying cry that is so well said. I like how you return in the closing stanza to the message earlier in the poem.
ReplyDeleteOrdinary folk are gun fodder and sacrificed for the desires of the ruling sociopathic leaders. Time to say a resounding NO. Powerful poem !
ReplyDeleteGreat poem! I like these words:
ReplyDeleteGod will not render benefaction,
Unless the people will take action:
Refuse to fight, and don’t be blinded
By lies, false promises of aspirants,
Perverted dreams of raving tyrants.
But then again I wonder just where IS God. If God is so powerful, God could change people's hearts, but then again over the centuries God never has. So what use is being all powerful then? Sigh.
You call it like we both see it. I love your unbridled writing. We are all outraged, all fed up with this new "status quo." I say NO NO NO. Thanks for a strong poem! Amy
ReplyDeleteI love the strength and resolve in your poem - Jae
ReplyDeletePowerful poem, Nick. People need to say NO!
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