Conversation with Peace. Poem by Nabakishore Dash

Attired in comfortable and
calming clothes,
holding a branch of olive,
somebody knocked at my door.

Boundless was my joy to
accord him a warm welcome
for I took him to be the
peace harbinger.

Courageous was he who
visited the most powerful
leaders of govt.system.

Deeply saddening was his
experience when he gently
tapped the doors of all of them.

Either they closed the doors
or ordered their guards to
to see that I flee.

Failure to discuss about the
far reaching influence of peace,
its ultimate win anguished me.

Gossiping with me, he wore his
heart on his sleeve and exposed
the ego inherent in their minds.

Hidden under the garb of truism;
they want to make the earth hostile,
leaving others to trail behind.

Icons they are surely not for
world peace, harmony and an
eco-friendly co-existence.

Jovial when they are, trigger
wars to fill this planet with
hardships to display influence.

Keen on selling weapons and
grabbing valuable resources of
others is their only mission.

Let peace rule over earth
and the life becomes happier
is never their concern.

Malafide is their intention
to master the world by hook
or by crook.

Never aggrieved by genocide
and ecological imbalance by
the actions they undertook.


Olive branch and the dove utterly failed to influence them to yearn
for eternal peace.

Persuaded me and others to
pray to God for cautioning
them to relinquish malice.

Quality of our thought is
reflected in our deeds as
thinking precedes acts.

Reap as as you sow is
a well proved adage
corroborated by facts.

Staying at the apex of power
permanently is impossible
due to challenges from others.

Tangled web we weave by
attempting to hide truth and
intentionally avoiding peace
would certainly back fire.