Middle Eastern Night And Day Poem by Laurence Overmire

You and I are of the same blood
Cousins, in fact, not so distant as you think

In the name of our common ancestors
Who mothered and fathered us both
Take this hand, outstretched in peace
Join in alliance for understanding
Seek the path that leads us back

The one family inclusive
That loves and takes care of us

All.

~ Laurence Overmire

(Previously published in Poetry Junction, Apr.2003; The Other Voices International Project, Apr.2006; Metromania Magazine, Summer 2007; translated into Arabic and published in An-Nahar, a Lebanese newspaper, Jan.2009)