When your commanding officer
says that you must torture…
There is no justification,
for abusing another hu man being.
When someone belongs
To another race…
There is no justification,
for abusing another human being.
When someone expresses love
but it does not look the same as mine…
There is no justification,
For abusing another human being.
When your loved one lies and cheats…
There is no justification,
for abusing another human being.
When gossips lie and ruin your reputation…
There is no justification,
for abusing another human being.
When you feel disrespected,
want to start a brawl…
There is no justification,
for abusing another human being.
When someone is poor
not in your “class”
There is no justification,
for abusing another human being.
When we completely understand
this concept and practice it in our lives
We will have peace.
War Can Never Bring Peace
By Dinesh Sharma, from India
War can never bring peace
I wish I could stop this war
I wish I could stop all wars
please stop this war
Your bombs are killing life
That we moms spent months to make
And years of love to nurture
Is it all in vain?
War can never bring peace.
Can't you feel the sorrow of mother?
Who lost everything sunday last!
Can't You hear the crying of loved ones?
Can't you see their tears?
War can never bring peace.
I am afraid of TV
I don't dare to switch it on
Coz it brings so much pain home
Coz it brings the sorrow home
Oh! please stop all wars.
True Peace
By Walterrean Salley, from U.S, Savannah
Folks greeting those they meet.
Children playing in the street.
People working hand in hand
For the better of the land.
Atonement with the great I Am.
Lion resting with a lamb.
World leaders shaking hands—
In truth —not because they can.
Sacrificing at all cost
To minimize potential lost.
Such, the face of true peace,
Would bring the world much relief.
May strife and fighting ever cease
And “true” peace be increased.
Transitory Peace
By John B Hayes
Oh yes I remember the time
When all was well with me
I would hear the clock chime
After I had had my tea
I was at nana’s house
A place of sanctuary
No more for me the madness
Outside that haven of sanity
Oh yes I remember the time
When we had to leave
I cried and hugged my nana
Her love I could perceive
She wiped away my tears
A little boy so naïve
Swept along the way
A lifetime yet to retrieve.
To Peace
By Dr. Tulsi Hanumanthu, from India
O Peace! For ages haven't we invoked
Your grace by chanting your name ceaselessly?
We're sorely tired; our voices are choked:
Must you still evade us mercilessly?
What will you accept as our libation?
In vain we've offered you, at various stages,
Of Faith and Hope a sweet distillation.
'Labour' too failed to win you as 'wages'.
Ah! You're too precious to be won cheaply!
For you costlier things we need to barter.
We must place, one by one, successively,
The rarest things at your holy alter-
These being Love, Sacrifice, Selflessness,
Compassion, Contentment and Generousness.
Time for peace
By Maria C. Pires Costa, from Portugal
Oh, Manhattan!
How exciting and magical you were yesterday!
With your tall, magnificent buildings,
Far from this catastrophic view -
Great pain, destruction, and all dark smoke
In today's morning so grey!
Innocent people lie around You now.
Their cries keep being heard, though.
They have left an urgent message
For all of us to be humble and wise
And to let solidarity fully grow.
Thousands of hearts riven by grief
Spending their days in distress
Just longing for a time
Bringing all the world nothing better than Peace!
There Will Be Peace
By Jeff Fleischer, from Kentucky
There will be peace.
Do not fear.
From your eye,
Wipe that tear.
There will be peace.
Do not worry.
Just do not be in