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| Fountain of Peace in Peace Park, Nagasaki
photograph by Masgatotkaca, Wikimedia Commons.
Villages
tend Peace
like
food, cultivating by
hand
and in person.
A
Fountain of Youth
central
to all—Peace quenches
thirst
freely, fairly
Let's
imagine it
now,
here, building with stone soup—
Perfect!
Possible!
Written for blogblast4peace.com and for Kerry's "Poetry for Peace"--her surprise "Sunday Mini-Challenge" at Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads. The thing is, the fountain requires daily care and daily drinking, it dies from laziness and inattentiveness. It takes a "village" to raise and praise Peace. My blog for 11/4 Blog4peace is Dona Nobis Pacem.
Chosen for book 11/9/2013 |
Where does inspiration lie? Everywhere! This is my attempt to shape breath and experience into words.
03 November 2012
Dream Peace Haiku
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stone soup...smiles...we just related that story tonight as we had shepherds stew....each person bringing an ingredient to add to the pot...
ReplyDeletevillages tend peace like food...like that thought and line...
one village at a time... it will be the whole world soon... yes, everything is possible. our faith in each other can make peace possible.
ReplyDeletesusan, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a nice comment.
I loved the stone soup ... marvelous poem !!!
ReplyDeleteI dig the reference to stone soup, and your echoing of the possible. Thanks for posting today, now Nanowrimo?
ReplyDeleteBuilding with stone soup was such an arresting image.
ReplyDeleteThank you for participating in "Poetry for Peace" on Real Toads.
What can be imagined can be achieved! (We hope.)
ReplyDeleteYes, peace is to be cultivated. Love the poem. Peace to you and yours!
ReplyDelete(A link to your post will be on "Peace Bloggers Unite" later)
Love "stone soup." May we become people of peace. Good luck with your writing!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, Susan! How's the novel writing going?
ReplyDelete"Villages tend peace like food" so true, thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteyes, the stone soup. yes.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Susan.
ReplyDeleteK
"Villages tend Peace
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That's beautiful.
grant us peace!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful poem, I especially like the line "A fountain of youth"
ReplyDeleteNice, Susan.
ReplyDeleteStone soup ...good reminder.
Love the Stone Soup reference. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with Nano. I keep telling myself "some year..." ;)
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Peace is so elusive! It seem to be thirsting for success but is just difficult. Nicely Susan!
ReplyDeleteHank
loved this poem!
ReplyDeleteYes, Susan...the images you cultivate here feel nourishing...a beautiful peace offering.
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