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peace is not
a dream.
not a vision,
not delusion.

not what comes after war!
now an act of cowardice
not a spiritual emotion
not the gift of death
after an angry life

peace
is
the
last
breath
of air
in
this darkness

the only road
that leads
out of hell!

peace is the
heart of God
manifested
in the actions
of compassionate
men with dirty hands!

Eric Cockrell

Monday, August 22, 2011

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Smoky Hoss 23 August 2011

You've got it my friend! Hit the nail right on the head! That last stanza with it's incredible final lines '... in the actions of compassionate men with (here it is!) dirty hands.'! Wow, I love that; for that is what we humans are. May we all 'get' this, and see ourselves, and all others for what we ALL are, and then by grace Understand. Awesome poem.

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Rawia Al-helaly 22 August 2011

such instants of pure balance beautiful!

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