War and terror must stop. Please.
War and terror must stop. Please.
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
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Will take a miracle. 4 billion people saying we had enough of hate and violence.
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War and terror must stop
“The God separate a spirit from himself and fashion it into beauty.”
Kahil Gibran
The world is in dis-ray.
Few men speak of peace.
Threats and demands are many.
Men of war authorize torture without thought.
Hope is fading.
Despair is growing.
I ask God.
Where are you?
I’m weary of war.
Ancient cities are battle zones.
Love and mercy are forgotten.
Freedom of truth and spirit are fading into
“Dust in the wind.”
Diagnosis of hate and violence men speak with
words of blasphemy.
Trying to cause hysterical and fear.
Poor women and children are in the way of war.
They are the Martyr.
Guns and bombs have no mercy for the innocence.
Vast sea separate the countries in quarrels over belief
and control.
Bringing young men and woman to places where they will face
death and learn to accept missions that will scar their souls and hearts
forever.
I gaze upon the sea waiting to make a wish on the first star of the night.
I wished “Bring the Soldiers home safe and sound. All of them.
Please stop the madness.”
The sea waves danced slowly upon the quiet beach.
I closed my eyes. I make a wish upon a million stars.
“All people of this world need to stop.
We need a great gathering of people in all cities.
To stand together.
Sing songs of welcome and peace.
Open arms to take down walls of hate and pain.
Bringing friends and neighbors together.
Demanding the wars to end.
Stop the hate and violence in this world.
Guns and weapons to be put down.”
It is time for all countries to solve their own problems.
It is time for powerful countries to fix their own problems.
Leave the old places alone to heal and repair.
When a world is led by Berserkers.
Where no blood will cure their hunger.
The Berserkers with the blood thirst for oil and wealth/control.
Will not be content till nothing is left.
Nations will rise and fall.
Many Devils will come upon us preaching words of hate and turmoil.
“A eye for a eye will leave us all dead one day.
How many sons and daughters must die for us to understand.
We are just people.
Just different places with the same needs.
We want a warm bed, a safe place to live. Food for our family.”
Order of the gun must be put out of their misery.
War does not bring peace.
Create new hate and more thirst for blood and revenge.
I sat on a hill with the morning sunrise.
The sun glorious bringing in the birth of a new day.
The calmness and quiet left me feeling alone.
I prayed to the sea, the sky and the earth.
I asked the spirit of life and death.
“Bring peace to this world where hope is lost.
Separation is growing.
We need a song of peace and calm.
Not the song of death and hate.”
“We will overcome. We will overcome.
Deep in my heart.
I do believe.
We will overcome someday.
We will walk hand in hand. We will walk hand in hand.
Deep in my heart.
I do believe.
We will overcome someday.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
Coyote
“One voice can turn many toward good. Few voices of reason today.
Many excuses for war. No profit in peace.”
Wow, This is a profound piece of writing!!
I wanted to email you privately (though email link didn’t work for me) so I came here because I wanted to thank you so very much for stopping in to read a few of my poems today. It’s rare that I even get 30 visitors. It is about time to close my blog, I know this. But I do hope somewhere, within even one line I may have touched one life with one positive or kind line!? John thank you for your Service for our country! Before I go, Between you an I (all due respect) you truly did not have to stop by to read a poem or two.🙂 No obligation was due. 🙂 I honestly have enjoyed your writing!
There is another fabulous ‘down to earth, outstanding writer poet (amongst many) who maybe you might consider show casing as you often do with fellow poets and their work…Tom, ‘Jurnul’.
Thank you again John for your kindness this day. Brought a few tears to my eyes. I’m grateful! It is not a common place for me to email or bother writers/poets, but I just had to say “Thank you”.
Feel free to delete this note:❤️&☀️
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I am off to work soon but go to facebook and my name is John Castellenas. Can write and talk for free. You are welcome. I will back in the morning.
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Reblogged this on Same train different track.
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And still it continues, death and destruction – thousands dying at sea trying to escape – no end in sight. Thanks for the follow. Off to hit the reblog button and spread the word.
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Thank you for reading and the comment.
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I am sorry that I do not know English. I write my comments through Google translate. To the title of your poem – I would only say that it seems to me that violence is still increasing.
Thank you for your comments by me.
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I agree. I wish the madness would stop. I write just words hoping and dreaming one day. All children can be safe. I use the translator also.It is not perfect. The translator allowed me to read the poetry and story of other countries.
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Strong words! True words… if only we would listen… if only!
I’ve only now realised you’ve been following OMBH for well over a year… thanks! 😉
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I wish the leaders of our world would learn. Cheaper to feed and house people in our world than to fight war. Thank you for reading and the comment.
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You’re a great writer, John. I really enjoy your expressions. Always strong and moving.
I wish so, so many more people could read this.
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Thank you for the many comments. I love reading and I try to motivate other folks to write. People who read and write with a passion. Understand life.
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Well said, well said, John – Understand life.
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Your stories are so moving. Thank you for sharing. I totally agree with you on this one. I’ve always been anti-war, but it’s very interesting to hear from an ex-soldier who has experienced it first-hand and come to these conclusions. Peace.
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Many Generals and high ranking officers turn away from war. Best book by the highest awarded Soldier is called “About face.” I’m tire of war. I wish for days for kids to be able to dream about love and hope. Not have war waiting for them in their future. Thank you for the comment.
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I agree with you. It seems like we should be beyond such primitive ways by now. I will read “About Face” – thanks for telling me.
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I agree so strongly as well. Killing never made any sense to me and it never will. It only adds to the hatred and violence. We are all people with the same feelings, mothers, brothers, fathers, sisters.
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I agree. Hard to understand war. One of my jobs in the first Iraq war was to store the Iraqi soldiers killed at death valley. No-one claimed the bodies a year later. I felt sorry for the dead soldiers families. They were left with no knowledge of their family member demise. It is time for logical solutions. Need the days of old. Where they locked the Union leaders in the room till the problems were fixed. Thank you for the comment.
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Wow – that is some story. You’ve really felt it. It must have been horrendous. I’m sorry for the friends you must have lost too (I saw the piece and photo on your blog of one of them). There is so much work to be done in this world, but communication is the key, as you say. Your words help and we can all play our part, however small, in spreading compassion, understanding and recognition of our fellow human beings. So many are brainwashed, manipulated and led astray by dangerous, power hungry leaders and dehumanising ideologies. I believe at heart, away from such influences, all humans can respect each other. All that is necessary is to see things from the other person’s point of view, as you obviously did in Iraq. I’m glad you are back with your family and writing great stuff, creating good things from your experiences. I’m very happy to have made your acquaintance.
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Good to have met you also.
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i so, so agree with you- this hatred towards other human beings should must stop!
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