we toil in toxic soil
planting intentions,
nurturing our contemplated
marinated seedlings of hope
and it feels righteous
downright righteous
is this not the path to peace?
when hope dies in the eyes of
the oppressed and forgotten
how many prayers are enough
for the darkness to fade,
for light to be cascaded
over hate so barbaric?
oh but we sing and we say
we are the world
We are compassionate
you…and me
aren’t we?
we must step off of our
overturned garden crates
weed out our own fears
and act
Amaya Cranston Engleking has joined our team over at dVerse. Her poetic prompt for us today is to “write an epigraph poem (not an official form) in which a quote about global peace, social justice, or human rights is embedded”. I chose the following quote…..
It is not enough to be compassionate – you must act.”- His Holiness The Dalai Lama
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