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Written on 6th November 2024.

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As long as I see the sky poetry contest-Sponsored by JCB Brul.

Fragile Peace

as long as I see the sky~ I’m hopeful that the fragile peace will hold

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Bj Legros Kelley

Date: 1/12/2025 2:43:00 PM

Yes Tom, amen!!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/12/2025 6:59:00 PM

Thank you very much BJ, it's a fragile world we live in, thankfully most of it is sabre rattling, unfortunately there's more players in the game, some are unhinged. Hope your new year is off to a good start. Tom

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/30/2024 9:57:00 AM

Me too. Congrats

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/30/2024 10:37:00 AM

Thank you very much for your congrats and return visit Andrea. Much appreciated. Tom

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/29/2024 6:25:00 AM

- Congratulations on your winning line, Tom :) - hugs

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/29/2024 7:57:00 AM

Thank you very much for your congrats and return visit Anne Lise, much appreciated, have a lovely weekend. Tom

thriveni c mysore

Date: 11/28/2024 6:48:00 PM

congratulations dear poet. 'fragile peace' it is. beautiful thought. cheers.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/28/2024 11:32:00 PM

Thank you very much Thriveni, we can only hope that every day we wake and see the blue sky. Tom

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/19/2024 8:24:00 PM

Seeing this one again: 'Grim and Grimacing!'

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/19/2024 9:32:00 PM

Thank you for your return visit Gershon, thankfully we're still here, the fragile peace is holding for now, there would be no winners and even the unhinged know that. Tom

Sam Kauffman

Date: 11/19/2024 11:14:00 AM

Amen, Tom! Peace is truly the desire of our hearts and has to be the work of our hands, words and voices! There is great depth in your simple words with an inherent challenge to be peacemakers wherever we go! Blessings on the work of your words. Best wishes for the contest. Over Fork Over.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/19/2024 12:26:00 PM

Thank you very much Sam, never known the world to be so unstable, it's a blessing to wake each day to find our world intact. Peace is all that everyone wants apart from a few who are hell bent on conflict. Over Fork Over. Hope you're keeping well. Tom

Duke Beaufort

Date: 11/19/2024 4:45:00 AM

Tom, we certainly hope we can preserve this beautiful place and return it to pristine condition. Hard to watch all the degradation and destruction unfold. Food for thought if one is willing to look. Many people can't seem to. Every little bit helps!!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/19/2024 5:29:00 AM

Thank you very much Duke, I don't think Putin is such an idiot that he would press the button, it's the likes of Iran and that dog in Nth Korea that worries me. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 11/17/2024 9:18:00 AM

Meaningful and oh so true is your Monoku my friend. Politicians lie, they are unable to ever be trusted. Blessings Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/17/2024 10:40:00 AM

Thank you Jennifer, the world has become very unstable, we live in hope for world wide peace Tom

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 11/16/2024 9:46:00 AM

We all hope and pray for peace in a world in these uncertain times. love phyl

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/16/2024 10:02:00 AM

Thank you very much Phyl, sad that our beautiful world is under threat from power hungry despots around the world. Praying and hoping for peace is all we can do. Tom

Karen Jones

Date: 11/16/2024 6:03:00 AM

We can be hopeful and pray! I agree!

Karen Jones
Date: 11/17/2024 12:03:00 AM

I agree! I sent you two soup mails!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/16/2024 6:24:00 AM

Thank you Karen, with so many unhinged leaders around the world it's a worry. Tom

Joseph May

Date: 11/14/2024 5:39:00 AM

We all hope for peace in these uncertain times, Nicely expressed Tom

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/14/2024 5:55:00 AM

Thank you very much Joseph, I’ve never known it so bad, land or religion is the usual spark that turns man against man. Tom

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 11/14/2024 5:16:00 AM

Hello Tom, My prayers are for peace every where between all people. It may be just a fantasy and wishful thinking. I have to believe that our God is in control and that one day, heaven's gates will open. Well, inked and well said. Autumn Blessings, MY Dear Friend, Daniel

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/14/2024 5:52:00 AM

Thank you Daniel, there’s so much conflict everywhere at the moment, why people can’t live peacefully is beyond me. We can only pray and hope that one day we’ll live in a peaceful world. Tom

David Crandall

Date: 11/13/2024 10:43:00 AM

Amen, Tom - agreed!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/13/2024 12:39:00 PM

Thank you very much David, it's a volatile world we are in at the moment. Tom

Sally Eslinger

Date: 11/13/2024 6:28:00 AM

Likewise, Tom..Ever since 1/20/2016, i wake eager to hear the news to find outIs The Rest Of The World Still There? Lately it’s been likewise due to middle east hostilities…Are we not beyond being Neoliths around our campfires believing the Earth is flat? Super penning. Best of luck

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/13/2024 6:51:00 AM

Thank you very much Sally, all the conflicts seem to center around land or religion, it seems mankind will use any excuse to inflict harm on his fellow man. Wars and conflicts should be consigned to the history books where they belong. Hope your week is going well. Tom

Regina Elliott

Date: 11/11/2024 11:53:00 AM

So am I, Tom. A profound short poem. My very best wishes for the contest. Hope the start of your week is going well. Good evening. :)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/11/2024 12:23:00 PM

Thank you very much Regina, it's all every sane person wishes for. My week starting well, I hope yours is too. Tom

Maria Williams

Date: 11/9/2024 7:25:00 PM

My dear Tom, your one line poem says it all. Indeed, as long as we can see the sky we are still on this planet. I trust our scientists and Law makers can see it too and peace will reign. Hugs Maria

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/9/2024 10:35:00 PM

Thank you very much Maria, I hope so too, a nuclear war nobody will win, I hope the despots of the world realise that too. Tom

Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/9/2024 1:53:00 PM

Yes, peace is fragile. One little mistake then it will fall apart. With bombs exploding, missiles being fired, etc. there is anything but peace. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Reads like a good contender for the contest to me. Way to go.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/9/2024 10:33:00 PM

Thank you very much Sara, Worrying times for sure, never known it so bad, all over land and religion, it's worse than the cold war of the 60's. Tom

Joanna Daniel

Date: 11/9/2024 8:51:00 AM

Oh! So well said, Tom, I guess the title says it all... Peace is so fragile in our war-torn world.. P. S: I'm doing well by God's grace, thanks for asking:)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/9/2024 10:29:00 AM

Thank you very much Joanna, so much hatred in the world, there's evil everywhere and it's always the innocent that suffer the most. Tom

Michael Tor

Date: 11/9/2024 12:18:00 AM

Tom that is all we have is hope my friend. As you have stated there are so many out there with Hatred toward America. Even the Dirty bombs they have that not much is talked about the ones they can fit in a suitcase. I know one thing Tom and everything is pointing to Iran. I would not be surprised if either Israel takes out their Nuclear weapons development structure, or The US and Israel do it. It is inevitable you can bet your bottom dollar it will happen. I pray and hope it doesn't but it is too much of a threat...

Michael Tor
Date: 11/9/2024 12:31:00 AM

Thank you Tom you as well my friend...Always a pleasure to read your thoughts. God bless you my friend...

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/9/2024 12:28:00 AM

No apology needed Michael, have a lovely weekend. Tom

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/9/2024 12:27:00 AM

Thank you very much Michael, I remember President Bush referred to Iran, Russia and Nth Korea as The axis of evil, how true that was. Unfortunately you can't reason with these people, there is no compromise, the only option for the survival of all humanity is to strike first. Hope it doesn't come to that though, we live in hope. Tom

Michael Tor
Date: 11/9/2024 12:25:00 AM

... to Israel and America. The good news is that they Iran has not build a nuclear missile yet as we know. These long range missiles can travel 3100 miles if launched from Iran they can hit Europe. Thank God they don't have them. They have added four hundred tanks from the sale of oil. Thanks Tom for your hopeful piece my friend lets hope for the best. I did not see this one from you Tom until today. Sorry for being late to comment...

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/8/2024 10:48:00 AM

Nuclear war is closer than ever. Let's stop that from happening first and foremost!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/8/2024 1:00:00 PM

Thank you Gershon, must be nearly midnight on the doomsday clock. Too many nut jobs with their fingers near the button. Bet Ukraine wished they'd never given their's up. Tom

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/8/2024 7:41:00 AM

Until the Lord returns, peace indeed is fragile, spins on a dime. Oh the day when even the lion and lamb coexist. Blessings!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/8/2024 8:30:00 AM

Thank you very much Kim, a day that we all look forward to. Enjoy your weekend. Tom

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 11/8/2024 3:28:00 AM

An interesting concept, Tom. Best fora win.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/8/2024 4:12:00 AM

Thanks for your return visit and good wishes Victor. Tom

Eileen Manassian

Date: 11/7/2024 11:19:00 PM

Lovely wish. We all long for peace, especially in our part of the world.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/8/2024 12:03:00 AM

Thank you very much Eileen, it's what everyone hopes for, no piece of land or religion is worth dying for. Sadly theres so much hatred and greed in our world right now.. Hope you're okay. Tom

Terry Flood

Date: 11/7/2024 4:31:00 PM

Right now, Tom… we must cling to any vestige of hope. Let’s hope we’re all just paranoid! Nicely penned.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/7/2024 10:09:00 PM

Thank you Terry, a lot of sabre rattling going on, best not to dwell on it, do these rogue nations think the west wouldn't respond, dream on Russia, China and Nth Korea. Tom