Tea Parties, shouting Senators,
Tweets filled with angry words,
Becks, Limbaughs, Foxers,cynics,too,
Birthers and lemming herds.
The fury of these months gone by
has weakened...undermined...
a nation seeking after change;
a nation redefined.
The doubts and rumors planted in
the minds of frightened folk
have blosssomed into warlike thoughts,
their hopes gone up in smoke.
Persistent visions stay the course,
no critics' words deter
a man who's grounded deep in hope
though critics don't concur.
Irenic options fill his mind
while wars still rage and fume.
His hope for peace against all odds
escapes the critic's gloom.
Pragmatic methods seem to cast
confusing signs about.
Can guns and bombs and violence
produce irenic clout?
A longer view, beyond today,
persists and sets the plan.
The field must face disruption first
before the seed expands
and pushes forth a shoot of peace.
The weeds and tares must die.
The fertile land must feel the rains
before the sun can shine.
The shoots and stalks must lie in wait
of days when peace will bloom.
When terror has no place to thrive;
when peace won't give it room.
Idealistic dreams can live
if trust and faith persist.
More potent than the guns of war,
with strength peace can exist.
Upon irenic rocks are built
enduring bonds of peace
which words and rumor cannot break
and scorn cannot release.
Jedword 12/09
Definition credit: Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Photo Credit: http://www.peacegallery.org/
really nice . . .
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