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Search For World Peace

For eighty-plus years I’ve searched for world peace Elusive in its transparency, In a troubled world that fails to understand The meaning of calm tranquility, Though nature illustrates the elements clear Sadly, mankind chooses deliberately To ignore the value of common brotherhood And shared ethnicity.

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Robert James Liguori

Date: 3/12/2022 6:46:00 PM

Maybe one day we will find world peace. Hopefully sooner than later!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/12/2022 6:47:00 PM

You know, Robert, I surely hope so. I don't think it will come in my generation, but I do have optimism toward the future!

Sotto Poet

Date: 3/11/2022 8:26:00 AM

Wonderful and very inspirational writing Milt added to fav. Congratulations on your well-deserved win

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/11/2022 9:28:00 AM

Thank you so much, Sotto. I appreciate your read and your thoughts.

Christuraj Alex

Date: 3/10/2022 8:39:00 PM

Beautifully written. Congratulations!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/10/2022 9:34:00 PM

Thank you so much, Chris, I really appreciate your kind thoughts and comments.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 1/17/2022 3:22:00 AM

I think we will understand peace when we get to the next world. However, I cannot find any sense to violence at all.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/17/2022 12:05:00 PM

Nope, neither can I. Why is it that we have such a propensity for hurting each other? I don't know.

Sotto Poet

Date: 1/16/2022 2:51:00 PM

Milton, you've written an excellent poem. We can just aspire that peace will become the rule someday rather than the exception.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/16/2022 3:24:00 PM

Ah, that would be sooooo fine!

David Kavanagh

Date: 1/16/2022 2:29:00 PM

I think Milton the greatest peace we can achieve in life is a personal peace of mind, exterior forces are very difficult perhaps impossible to control, I totally get and commend your desire to see a universal peace, unfortunately conflict somewhere in the world always seems more likely to happen, but hey it’s just the way I see it, cheers David

David Kavanagh
Date: 1/16/2022 3:36:00 PM

The distant future sounds about right, who knows it’s certainly not out of the question

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/16/2022 3:25:00 PM

And, I suspect you are more correct than I, David, in your opinion. Only one can hope, I believe, and as the days pass perhaps more people will begin to think this way and then, sometime in the distant future there will be peace on earth, goodwill toward men!

Eve Roper

Date: 1/16/2022 1:37:00 PM

It would be a blessing for peace.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/16/2022 1:45:00 PM

It certainly would be, Eve. Even though it is elusive, we can constantly seek it, especially in our sphere of influence.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 1/16/2022 12:44:00 PM

It's something most of us yearn for but until everyone is prepared to compromise occasionally and respect each others beliefs then there will always be conflict. We can only but hope that peace will one day be the norm. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/16/2022 12:59:00 PM

That would be so wonderful, Tom. I long for a time when the world will be at peace, but how and when, I cannot say.