Poets For Peace

Since I was a tot the world has gone to pot. When I was a lad it wasn't all that bad, And when I was a teen it was somewhere in between, But now that I'm a man, I feel I must do what I can To add some humor, grace, and beauty to the stew. Of course, my work alone will not Ease all the turmoil in the pot, So I'm aiming this appeal at all of you. Join me in a "Piece Crusade", And let's write poetry that's made To touch an adverse heart And soothe hostility. For though our faiths and cultures differ, That's no excuse for us to suffer From the ignorance and fear Of intolerance and war, So come and be a Poet for Peace with me. Author's note: September 21 is annually celebrated as the International Day of Peace, but, really now, folks, is only one day a year enough? We don't have to make the world peaceful, it is/was to begin with. We just have to learn not to disturb things. And anyway, it's not the world that's the problem, it's the people in it. The story goes, I believe, that God created Man on the sixth day…and there went the neighborhood.