Poem For the Middle East

Wild fighting 
   and thousands made homeless 
                                or 
                                killed
   As the song goes "When will they ever learn?"
 I have only been to Israel 
Never one of the Arabic or Farsi 
   speaking nations 
  Let peace be all the people's wish 
in that troubled region 
As a poet I suppose I
   have little influence there
But to use a Tolkienesque phrase 
   I -  and all of  you writers out there in the darkness
 Are troubling the counsels of the "wise and the great"
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Dietrich Avatar
April 18, 2016 at 2:43 PM
a very mild way of putting it, Matt. Wild fighting is RIGHT!
Dunn Avatar
April 17, 2016 at 5:55 PM
Dear Matthew Love the peace message here my friend, awesomely expressed, truely loved it, cheri and thanks for your comments you have a great week coming up, cheri
Goff Avatar
April 15, 2016 at 7:49 PM
True, Matthew! Poets speak for Peace!
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