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Seeking Peace By M.D Aged: 13- 16
This peace we seek is more than tranquillity, It reaches further than a pause in hostilities, An interruption to the gunshots. It is not merely respite from the wounding, Born from hate and needless violence - It is not just a retreating army.
It is not in heaven, the life we seek; It is not serenity, nor perfection - It is less, perhaps more. But it's not a rainbow, not a dove, Not a grand symbolic gesture.
It is two human hands reaching out Across darkness and division, Two mortal hands touching one another, Skin on skin, flesh to flesh, Grasping in reconciliation.
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 The Spiral Poetry for Peace Competition 2007 is now closed. Over 350 entries were received, and the winning poem will be used as the theme page for a new interactive online peace campaign designed by Bluhalo, one of UK's leading digital design and build agencies. The winning poem will be annouced on the 21st of September. In the meantime, check out these poems which we thought were worth mentioning. We will be uploading poems daily to this section, so come back often to read the poems and celebrate Peace through Poetry. |
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