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Peace is not Silent
Shared humanity
not hateful speak
words of forgiveness –
required speech
Acts of kindness
empathy, grace
hostility and malice –
compassion shall erase
In service of others
tolerance proposed
sensitivity, sincerity –
trust reposed
not hateful speak
words of forgiveness –
required speech
Acts of kindness
empathy, grace
hostility and malice –
compassion shall erase
In service of others
tolerance proposed
sensitivity, sincerity –
trust reposed
Published 22nd Sep 2020
Author's Note
In these trying times, we need to find the strength in ourselves to practice these principles. My inspiration was from the International Day of Peace competition.
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Anonymous
22nd Sep 2020 7:02pm
An excellent entry for the comp. And so far, you have no competition!
Glad to see you are writing again. :)
Glad to see you are writing again. :)
22nd Sep 2020 7:55pm
I noticed that. Lol. I am in quarantine at the moment and have some time on my hands and find it helpful to try and write. Thanks JB.
Anonymous
22nd Sep 2020 8:11pm
Dang! Make the most of it!
22nd Sep 2020 8:41pm
Excellent entry, Mel. Best of luck in the comp! I am sorry about your quarentine; I'm with you on that due to my high-risk, but I'm so used to living it that it hardly bothers me now.
Best of luck in the judging!
Best of luck in the judging!
23rd Sep 2020 9:45am
Thanks Ahavati. You know I always appreciate your encouragement! Yep, 2 more weeks of self-isolation because I had to travel. However, I am an introvert and have been practicing for this my whole life. LOL
22nd Sep 2020 11:29pm
23rd Sep 2020 9:46am
23rd Sep 2020 4:46pm
That's a great title - and moving outwards in service always seems to balance and calm the inner turbulences. Nicely put.
24th Sep 2020 9:45am
Thank you Josh. I'm glad you like the title. I believe we cannot sit back in silence and hope for the best. We need to demonstrate and model the behaviours that can foster peace. As always, I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Mel Xx
Mel Xx
This is very effective...
and very well said...
I would say you are making
good use of available time...
In short...great message...
great delivery...
Keep on writing...the World needs more poetry. hugs...Ely
and very well said...
I would say you are making
good use of available time...
In short...great message...
great delivery...
Keep on writing...the World needs more poetry. hugs...Ely
24th Sep 2020 9:48am
Thank you Ely. I am pleased you enjoyed and took the time to reply. Much appreciated. Bless
Mel
Mel
24th Sep 2020 5:25pm
23rd Sep 2020 7:29pm
Awesome poetry. I take it you've done this before? uh huh, I thought so....
24th Sep 2020 9:52am
Thank you very much Tim. I tend to dip in and out but have been writing since high school. I appreciate the read. Glad that you joined the DUP. Write on my friend.
Mel
Mel
23rd Sep 2020 11:40pm
From my Zen perspective...if we could all see clearly how there is absolutely nothing that any one of us can do without some form of assistance...so many unknown hands helped me with my breakfast...a beautiful poem Mel.
🙏 Harry
🙏 Harry
24th Sep 2020 9:56am
Thank you Harry. "So many unknown hands helped me with my breakfast." Love this and me too. I should add practicing gratitude. Bless
Mel
Mel
24th Sep 2020 9:56am
Thank you Harry. "So many unknown hands helped me with my breakfast." Love this and me too. I should add practicing gratitude. Bless
Mel
Mel
