Poems & Prose

Great poem on Peace - AMAZING PEACE - by Maya Angelou

Posted on September 3, 2007. Filed under: 0. Peace, 1. World Peace, Poems & Prose |

Here is a great poem “AMAZING PEACE” by the incredible poet Maya Angelou, that we would like to share with you.
AMAZING PEACE  by Maya Angelou
In our joy, we think we hear a whisper.
At first it is too soft.   Then only half heard.
We listen carefully as it gathers strength.
We hear a sweetness.
The word is Peace.
It is [...]

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Break Down the Walls - Poem

Posted on May 14, 2007. Filed under: 0. Peace, Poems & Prose |

BREAK DOWN THE WALLS

Oh! the walls we build, the chasms we create,
The Us versus Them that we proliferate!
Oh! the bonds that we share that we choose to ignore,
As we search and search, then search even more,
For things to separate and keep us apart,
For differences we decide to take to heart.
Oh! the walls we create full [...]

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A MOTHER’S TEARS, WHAT FLAVORS DO THEY COME IN?

Posted on May 14, 2007. Filed under: 0. Peace, Poems & Prose |

A MOTHER’S TEARS, WHAT FLAVORS DO THEY COME IN?
What flavors do a mother’s tears come in?
What about her heartbroken grief,
Her sobs and cries of pain and anguish,
The pain for a child lost that sears her soul,
For a child she nursed and cared for - for years.
What flavors do a mother’s tears come in?
Salty, I imagine [...]

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What is the Break Down the Walls project about?

Posted on February 21, 2007. Filed under: 0. Peace, 2. No Walls - Blue vs Red States (USA), 3. Peace in Middle East, PEACE Success Stories, Poems & Prose |

“Break Down the Walls” is a project that is committed to building understanding and tolerance in the world. It intends to do this by calling on people who want to make a difference, to join us in inspiring discussions and sharing, so that we can all be inspired to embrace understanding and tolerance, and so [...]

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