Best Inspirationalwar Poems
I met a veteran from World War II
who, eighty-three, reached out to shake my hand;
at Normandy, who'd seen his brethren killed,
now walks the streets of Berlin, Maryland.
He models life, simple yet abundant,
by stocking up a van with meat and cheese
and, seeking out the tired, poor, and hungry,
and greeting them with a "thank you", and "please".
He mentioned D-Day once, as I recall -
said he couldn't number those he had slain,
yet, the other soldiers jumping with him
all dead the moment they leapt from the plane.
To think, this man, who held the mortal coil
of all the nations longing to be free,
who vowed to suffer death, should it have him,
would stoop to honor men, the likes of me.
I asked myself "do I take for granted
my freedom, bled and died for, in this land",
the day a veteran from World War II,
at eighty-three, reached out to shake my hand.
For Aung San Suu Kyi
“Courage comes from cultivating the habit
Of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions”
The freedom of a pacifist
Is sitting in front of everyone’s door
Do you open the door
Or you keep it shut
Choices are made every day
When there is a war going on
You can go to war
And serve the dictators
Who came to our planet
From outer space
You can go
And pray for world peace
In a cell of your own
That is all you will have
Not even clothes to wear
The nakedness of your consciousness
With nothing else left
Your life will never be the same
As an icon of peace
Be simple
Be brave
Speak the truth
Our bodies are transient
Our thoughts are indestructible
Our spirit is eternal
Imagine peace
Imagine freedom
For a whole country