Devotional Poetry

Requiem for War

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Requiem for War:
Peace Lords

Rising
out of the ranks of the disenfranchised
poets conquer
through the power of their words,
through the light of their tongues,
and through the fire of their speech
the minds of children
destined to be weapons in tomorrows armies,
thereby, depleting
the battalions of warlords.

2
Echoes of Distant Drums

I hear the echoes of distant drums
reflected from towers of steel and glass
descending through layers of brown air.

I hear the echoes of distant drums
accompanied by the sound of small arms fire
procuring a dying planet's wealth.

3
The World Today

The world today is weary of war,
Tired of the death and destruction,dd
Sick of the strife, the wasting of life,
And is seeking a new direction.

Alas, it seeks in the wrong direction,
For the thing its heart most craves,
Alone and unaidied it cannot fine,
The peace it must have.

4
Hunger and War

Hunger is both the
cause and the results of war:
End hunger! End war!

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Distant Drums Speak

Distant drums speak:
Telling us war can be no more!
Proclaiming this is the decade of awakening,
that the planet can no longer bear our hate.
Announcing that humanity stand on the brink,
that we must either live as one race
                   or perish by our own hands.

Distant drums speak:
Urging us to obey God's command,
inviting us into a new reality,
and telling us we are one family.
We--The Children of Adam--
                   are a single species.

Distant drums speak:
Informing us
that the wind of God is blowing,
that it is pushing the forces of destruction
                   and pulling the forces of construction.

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Humanity's Choice

In the present state of world affairs,
humanity's choice is simple,
we must have world peace,
or we will have a world in pieces.

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Azrael at Armageddon

Black is the color of angel wings
Descending on the final battle field,
The rustle of their inky feathers
Whispering: God has helped.

Embracing with equal reverence,
Both Believer and infidel,
Ebony pinions sever the soul's tie to matter
And take the body's breath.

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Survival

As cities crumbled into dust,
and civilization fell,
humanity survived it all
through love and unity.

9
War And Peace

We live beneath the shadow of the Bomb,
Afraid it will be used again,
Running from our fears by playing War Games.

Adding to our fear is faulty logic!
Nuclear deterrents wont' bring world peace!
Destruction of the planet is their results!

Peace is the only option left.
Every day brings it closer to us.
Another war means complete annihilation:
Civilization and humanity destroyed.
Each day our need becomes more urgent.

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Baghdad 2003 A.D.

Not even Holy Cities are safe
from the ravages of war
and the scavengers of hate.

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Tongues of Flame

The fire's crackling laughter
Echoes through stone fire pits
It's tongue tasting paper and wood chips

Bright tongues of flames lick at living logs
Consuming in the flash of napalm
The essence of life

Tongues of fire tinge suffering logs gray
Transforming in the flicker of a match
The planet to a heap of ash

Poet's Note: ▼

Peace Lords was written on 10 Rahmat 161 B.E. The inspiration was World Peace. The other poems were written over several different years.