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Peace: What We Have Forgotten
Inspired by Small Bird: Poems and Prayers, by Elizabeth Cunningham (Station Hill Press, 2000).
Here is a whole new way to view the issue of peace. After reading this thought-provoking poem, you may be inspired to pass it along to your friends. The collection it comes from is filled with beauty; look on the right side of this page for a link to buy it on Amazon.
Peace
By Elizabeth Cunningham
The problem is
people think peace is boring
we have lost our imagi-
nations. We have forgotten
the fluidity of peace
how it is like all the muscles
rippling to lift the dancer’s leg,
how it is the slow rhythm of tidal rivers
how it is clouds forming and dispersing
how it is a flock of birds turning as one
in evening sky
how it is food laid out on a round table
and honest struggle
between lovers and friends
how it pulses in our blood
how it sings in our ears
how the death of each tiny thing
is held secure in its arms
with the life. We have forgotten
how boring it is to kill each other
how predictable.
There is much more suspense
in peace.
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add your comment »beautifully expressed..we have forgotten so many of the things in life that inspire more emotion than hate and war. Peace is never boring, we just don't see enough of it anymore.
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a beautiful poem!
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.. and our peace will become just like a river and our righteousness like the waves of the sea. Love is peace and love is our freedoom given to us in our very first breath..
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Peace would be heavenly. It is something I long for.
What a beautiful poem!
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Peace is a gift from God one of the fruitages of the spirits, found a Gal. 5:22 and we must try to practice each on of thes 9 things into our lives to become more like him.
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It seems like people need to much excitement to live.We don't really need the drama,WE NEED THE PEACE!
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Right on - The peace beyong understanding the thing within id the most thrilling thing of all
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This poem gets five stars for truthfulness from me!
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Beautiful! Very true! Many people don't understand the way so many of us feel about peace, harmony, kindness, and understanding.
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Lovely and inspiring!
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