Wednesday, June 28, 2017

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GRACE TO LOVE
War and peace and
Wedged between, tempers of greed;
Boundaries and borders and
Staked to claim, loss of reason;
Bullets and bomb and
Laid to waste, blood and bones crushed;
Heartache and loss and
Equations unsolved, all to nought

War and peace and
Lessons unlearned, to heartbeat of repetition;
War and peace and
Prize of destruction wanton;
War and peace and
Anguish for light in shroud of darkness

War and peace
Oh that light should
Fathom the grace to love
Least war and peace
Be forever at loggerheads
GRACE TO LOVE © gillena cox 2017

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Midweek Motif ~ War & Peace
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27 comments:

  1. PanchaliJune 28, 2017 at 12:25 PM

    A wonderful realisation on peace, though we know that most of the countries fail to implement it today. Sigh!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2017 at 12:29 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Panchali

      much love...

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  2. Myrna R.June 28, 2017 at 1:04 PM

    May humanity find the grace to love so peace can reign. Lovely poem.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2017 at 1:29 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Myrna

      Much love...

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  3. annell4June 28, 2017 at 1:18 PM

    We are always told,the "War to End all Wars," only to be told, to prepare for War again. Nice write!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2017 at 1:29 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Annell

      Much love...

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  4. Sanaa RizviJune 28, 2017 at 3:14 PM

    May we discover peace! Beautifully eloquent write, Gillena ❤️

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  5. SusanJune 28, 2017 at 3:35 PM

    "Equations unsolved, all to nought" yes, and the repetition and the carnage. Your poem should be sung with steady percussion and danced with "the grace to love."

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    1. SusanJune 28, 2017 at 3:35 PM

      PS: Is that a book cover?

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    2. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2017 at 7:40 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Susan. I had done that image a few weeks ago, using the draw brushes in Picsart, just so happens I thought today poem fits so I included text and posted.

      Much love...

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  6. MarjaJune 28, 2017 at 4:58 PM

    Very good I love the repetition War and peace the lessons seem never to be learned

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  7. Sherry Blue SkyJune 28, 2017 at 6:11 PM

    We live in hope that humans will master this lesson in time.

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  8. AnonymousJune 28, 2017 at 8:45 PM

    Great poem! Take heart. Peace is coming.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 29, 2017 at 1:26 AM

      Thanks for dropping in Martin, with words of encouragement

      Much love...

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  9. Old EggJune 28, 2017 at 9:50 PM

    The tempers of greed are what has affected so many countries to the detriment of its citizens while other reap the profits. Perhaps there should be more protesting other than just us poets!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 29, 2017 at 1:27 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Robin

      Much love...

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  10. Sumana RoyJune 28, 2017 at 11:02 PM

    "Oh that light should / Fathom the grace to love" This is the cry of the majority but the power is in the hands of the minority and so war and peace will be at loggerheads forever. Very sad truth. Sigh.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 29, 2017 at 1:27 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Sumana

      Much love...

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  11. Jae RoseJune 29, 2017 at 3:49 AM

    Well said Gillena

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  12. indybevJune 29, 2017 at 10:17 AM

    If only we expended as much energy making peace as we do making war what a wonderful world it would be!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 29, 2017 at 9:27 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Bev

      Much love...

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  13. Khaya RonkainenJune 29, 2017 at 11:13 AM

    Like that last stanza. It's almost a plea, a wail for mankind to stop the destruction. Well said, indeed!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 29, 2017 at 9:27 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Khaya

      Much love...

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