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Lavender
Lavender
Aug 04, 2024 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)
This poem is part of the contest:

2024 Neopoem Of The Year 🏆 Winner

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To Those Who Walked, Peace Versus War

I hope you have a quiet day,
a kissing breeze,
sweet hours at ease
planting flowers, if you please,
and nothing there to rip it all away.
I hope you have that day.

I pray you have a gentle night,
under stars so deep
they soothe and keep
your soft breath flowing as you sleep
beneath the crescent moon and her earthlight.
I pray you have that night.

And may your memories be amended
to blissful skies and green earth, so splendid
that they embrace you when you close your eyes.
May this be the rich life you come to realize.

To those who walked through the blood of yesternight,
I hope for you this day. I pray for you this night.

About This Poem

Last Few Words: For Ukraine, The Middle East, and all those walking daily through the reported 56 conflicts worldwide, terrorizing our brothers and sisters.

Style/Type: Structured: Western

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Country/Region: United States

Favorite Poets: I tend to read Ted Kooser, Jim Harrison, Billy Collins, Paul Simon, Robert Frost. I like minimalist poetry, and poems reflecting on nature and Mother Earth.

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Comments

Candlewitch

Candlewitch

10 months 3 weeks ago

Dear Lavender,

This poem is ever so lovely, with just a touch of unrest peeking from under the covers! I cannot pick favorite likes because the poem is a masterpiece, and will not bear the artist's knife... Excellent work!

*hugs, Cat

Lavender

Lavender

10 months 3 weeks ago

Hello, Cat,

Reflecting on those who live daily in war-torn lands.
Thank you for reading, always,
Lx

Lavender

Lavender

9 months 3 weeks ago

Hello, Cat,

Thank you! Many meaningful entries in this contest. Kudos to whomever chose this thought-provoking topic. Very relevant, especially during this time.
Love ya back!
Lxx

Roscoe Lane

Roscoe Lane

9 months 2 weeks ago

Simply,

Simply, these are beautiful words written with feeling and meaning for us all. Love Roscoe..

Tigger Kaz

Tigger Kaz

9 months 1 week ago

Really loved your entry

Your words of nature linking to the theme, really touched my soul.
Perhaps if those who push for war, thought of the natural consequences- they'd prefer peace.

Thank you for your wonderful poem.

Lavender

Lavender

9 months 1 week ago

Hello, Tigger!

Why... thank you! Such a topic renders poetry that almost writes itself.
I appreciate your generosity!
L

Alex Tanner

Alex Tanner

9 months 1 week ago

Hello L

I have read this through many times now and sought to find the right words to describe how I feel about this work. I have settled on one of the most basic. 'Nice' This I think succinctly describes it. One, if not the, nicest thing I have read of yours.

Lavender

Lavender

9 months 1 week ago

Thank you, Alex,

That is very kind of you. Kuddos to whomever suggested this topic. It lends itself to poetry. Wouldn't it be wonderful if those in war torn areas could have a simple, peaceful day without the sights, smells, sounds of death and horror around them? Without walking through the shreds of violence? Just the grace of a simple day.
Thank you, Alex!
L

Wallyroo92

Wallyroo92

7 months ago

To Those Who Walked

There is a profound sense of sincerity jumping out of the page (or screen) that provides hope in today's ugly world.

As someone who experienced a civil war in childhood, the trauma is embedded in those core memories, and we learn to accept them as a harsh reality. It's poetry like this that gives us healing and forgiveness, being sympathy toward those who are currently going through hard times.

Thank you for sharing.

Lavender

Lavender

7 months ago

Hello,

Thank you very much for reading. I'm of the strong belief that love will win over fear. I appreciate your comments!
Lavender

Lavender

Lavender

3 months 3 weeks ago

Hello, Ruby,

Thank you for visiting again. It's been hard to read and write poetry as of late, so I appreciate your acknowledgement.
Lxx

Alex Tanner

Alex Tanner

3 months 3 weeks ago

It gets like that

Writing does become hard at times. I have several pieces under way but they just don't want to go where I want them to. One just has to persevere. Alex

Lavender

Lavender

3 months 2 weeks ago

Hello, Alex,

Yes, perseverance! Thank you for visiting this again!
L