Poems for Peace
As we witness the tragic unfolding of events in Ukraine, and the indescribable suffering there and elsewhere in the world, it matters that we energise our heartfelt desires for peace and harmony.
Through poetry and meditation, we will together foster peace... peace for Ukraine... peace for the world... and peace for ourselves.
Bird of Peace
This poem was newly published as a contribution to the event, Poems for Peace: Ukraine 2022
I am
Your
Bird of Peace...
Behold
Your
Bird of Peace...
See!
See how high
I can soar...
See!
See how far
I can fly...
Limitless
Boundless
Flight...
With the clouds
By day...
With the stars
By night...
I
Can
Fly
The World
In...Peace...
I
Can
Fly
The
World...
Let me
Carry your heart
Around
The world...
Let me
Carry your longing
Around
The world...
Let us
Together
Make...peace...
Let us make Peace...
We can be
The Alchemy
Of...
Peace...
Let our cauldron
Take all the wounds...
Let our cauldron
Take all the brokenness...
Let our cauldron
Take all
That gets in the way
Of...Peace...
Pour it in!
Let us say to the world
Pour your hurts and wounds and brokenness
Into the Alchemy...
Invite the healing...
Emerge
As new
In Peace...
Emerge
As new
In Peace...
In...Peace.