Today is Deadline Day in the Deadlines for Writers Poetry Group. The topic for this assignment was simply "rhyme." I decided to write another sonnet, one of my favorite poetry forms which incorporates rhyme. I had little time to invest in this project since I have been needed in care-giving after Jim's total knee replacement last month and Mother's continuing decline with aging. I intend to polish this one when I have time; but I will submit it today in this rough form.
Sing Peace
A Sonnet
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The world around us
pulses haste and noise;
And tranquil spirits
falter in the din.
So we who long for
peace must make a choice.
To listen and respond
with placid mien.
**
A life of peace
without surrender starts
With calming speech
when others’ passions flare.
Speak truth, with
clarity and open heart
To hear the thoughts
of others bent to share.
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No less than forests
green and stars and cloud,
Your presence on the
Earth is God’s desire.
Though cymbals clang
and voices clamor loud,
Let your voice blend
with angels’ in His choir.
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In all life’s broken
dreams and noisy strife,
Sing peace, sing
peace! For that’s triumphant life.
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