Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Vision
Share a vision of the future in a new poem.
Will passage of time serve to allay their fears,
those auguries of annihilation
where each patch of land is pooled in tears,
and peace a chimera throughout all nations?
World’s children view disaster as commonplace.
They are starving, homeless nomads losing hope.
Envenomed evil hides without a face,
armed with weapons of panoramic scope.
Build a universe without ammunition.
Education needs to be crucial for all.
If you choose to practice a religion,
do not insist others heed your call.
Humanity begs a collective trust
with love, compassion, and tolerance a must.
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what a shame that we have made disaster a commonplace event…well crafted…
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Thanks, Sumana.
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Revising our vision speaks of a mind wishing and willing change – and something better.. perhaps by force of numbers this will one day hopefully be the new view
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At least we can hope.
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This speaks our plight plainly. We long for collective trust, and we are losing hope.
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I have to steel myself now just to watch the news.
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Exactly–a sonnet moving from problem to solution, one that compresses time so that I hope beyond hope we can get to this revision ASAP!
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My hope rests with yours!
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I agree, there is nothing better than humanity.. we should embrace each other regardless of religion and faith. Beautifully penned.
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Thanks, Sanaa!
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Excellent sonnet! And I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments.
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Thanks so much, Rosemary!
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There is great profit for many in hate and love is but a pauper.
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Beautifully stated!
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