Gathered around the table I see.
My two son's and family.
Peaceful chatter is what I hear.
Grandson playing as I sit near.
Life is blessed, filled with simple joy.
This world I am in - no longer wages war.
Gone - the fear for my son's life.
Peace now surrounds, there is no more strife.
Son is home, gone the worry and stress.
All is safe - finally - this world can rest.
People gathered in joy unbound.
Peace is the echo of this world so round.
Neighbor helping neighbor. Fellowman is at rest.
Nations at peace. We have all past the test.
Arms in this world have been restrained.
Gone - ugly tools of man's, mad brain.
Peace is what this future has cast.
Nothing is left of our bloody past.
All the world's children, are full and free.
Ignorant - of hate, hunger, strife, and disease.
Blessed - my Grandson's life will be.
For only peace, love, and freedom, will be what he sees.
© joyce Ingebritson
Author notes
Written in honor of Sgt. Reuben N. Ingebritson, starting second tour in Iraq in Aug. Lord please keep my son safe.
Please tell me what you think
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I can feel the emotions poured into this one! Your son will be in my prayers as well. I pray for his safe return home to you!
Blessings and best wishes,
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Truly I can feel this as my husband spent 18 months of acitve duty for Iraq, I wish your Son Godspeed and will keep you and your family wihin my prayers,
And I will keep praying for world peace,
Love and Light
Frozentearz
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Hmm, not that much of a narrative ... I do like the message and the theme of it though. Rhyming life and strife will always drive me absolutely insane, but besides that the rhyming is good for the most part (except those two lines that don't even rhyme at all at the end of the first stanza).
With the way things are in the world today, it all feels like wishful thinking now haha... but what a nice wishful though it is... nice work. -
"Peaceful chatter is what I hear.
Grandson playing as I sit near." I like the thought of peace chatter..sounds like something new and different. Rhyme was good too and I appreciate the entry. -
Wow...I wish the world was like this. I LOVE this poem so much. It's one of the most peaceful I've read on here. I wish you the best of luck in the contest!
Keep writing & God Bless
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very sweet and loving!
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Thank you for your comment.
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THis is a lovely poem you wrote good luck in my contest
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Thank you for your comment.
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I liked it very much. Now if mankind could only keep that dream alive. What a wonderful world it would be for our Grandchildren
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Beautiful and I hope this world does come to be.
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Very nice.
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What a very nice and peaceful poem that you painted. It is something that I long to see. Good work.
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Thank you for your comment. This is my perfect world described, I never voiced it out loud before.
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