Jeff Kyser Poet Terzanelle

Now Is the Time

Now is the time to be asking the night,
under a cloudless sky lit by the moon,
when in the future will all things be right?

Now is the time to be asking how soon
war will be ended, and there will be peace
under a cloudless sky lit by the moon.

Now is the time to ask strivings to cease;
when, like the breeze, so gentle, scarce moving,
war will be ended, and there will be peace?

Now is the time to pray for improving
relations with nations who are at war.
When? Like the breeze, so gentle, scarce moving,

now is the time to want things as before,
value all lives and all men as brothers,
relations with nations who are at war.

Now, for the sake of loved ones and others,
now is the time to be asking the night,
valuing lives and all men as brothers:
when in the future will all things be right?

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for AN ORIGINAL TERZANELLE Poetry Contest
sponsored by L Milton Hankins
written 04/05/2022

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Reason A. Poteet May 5, 2022 at 7:56 AM Looking forward to that day in exaltation of our Lord Congratulation on this bless-ed piece which commemorates nicely in the US - The Day of National Prayer, May 5, 2022. Thanks for sharing.

Kim Rodrigues May 4, 2022 at 6:21 PM The gentleness we crave…we are after peace, not war! Congratulations!

Michelle Faulkner May 4, 2022 at 12:22 PM Very apt for these fractured times, hopefully the moon knows the answer - congratulations, Jeff

L Milton Hankins May 4, 2022 at 9:52 AM Congratulations for your placement in my terzanelle contest, Jeff. I liked your approach to the form and the way you used it to send an important message to all of us. L Milton Hankins May 4, 2022 at 2:10 PM Jeff, I read the poems as they come in and move the ones I think are really good to Round Two. Then, I read Round Two many times until I come up with one or two that I feel are going to be top placements. Then, as the contest continues I begin to round out my final list so that I don't have to do all the reading at one time. It seems to work well for me. You'll enjoy it! Jeff Kyser May 4, 2022 at 11:19 AM Thanks for holding the contest, Milt! You had a lot of reading to do - I guess I do too, tomorrow!

Joanna Daniel April 5, 2022 at 8:28 PM This is exceptionally penned, Jeff:)

Caren Krutsinger April 5, 2022 at 10:45 AM This is beautifully written " Now, for the sake of loved ones and others, now is the time to be asking the night. Value all lives and all men as brothers. When in the future will all things be right?"