Here’s a new Folding Mirror poem by Marc Latham that was first published in a weekend day trilogy on the Greenygrey blog.
The trilogy contained sixteen poems and thoughts written while Marc read and reviewed Norman Bissett’s new poetry collection, Painting the Bridge.
The poem particularly refers to those who try to win favours from god with acts of war.
For God’s Sake
If there is a
god
it gave you
life
for love of
god
is that not enough
It’s Peace Day today, so Marc Latham thought he’d write a little poem to celebrate the day. He’d like to think there’ll be peace in the foreseeable future, but unfortunately doesn’t expect it! Here’s the poem:
PEACE DAY POEM
Peace is in the air
don’t let it get in your hair,
grab it woman and man
it doesn’t come in a can
like beans or mushy peas,
it’s carried on the warm breeze
that sometimes blows through
valleys and villages, me and you,
catch the spirit and run with it
mountains and towns, them and us,
peace vibe causes hush,
after centuries of war the time
to consider hate a crime
may well be upon our Earth,
can you deliver its birth
or will you let it slip again
until your God knows when.
I was alerted to the day by Care2, which has free ecards for all occasions.
