A Passion For Peace

Longfellow on Peace

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Silence

Written and submitted by Erik Schwerdtfeger

Silence

The streets are empty and quiet
It’s all because we were silent
A massive war, the bombs dropped
And the war ended in a straight deadlock

A sad day, the demise of civilization
The entire world is in a conflagration
The world is silent except the roar of fire
Because the leader said “the situation is dire”

The end of life, the end of god
A drop of water has become quite odd
There’s no life for trillions and trillions of miles
Because we were quiet and allowed tests on isles

The leader’s handshake was firm but his mind weak
He said “bring on the strong, throw out the meek!”
We were quiet while thousands of innocents died
Then the dogs of war slipped and we all fried

We can prevent such a terrible thing
Just raise your voice and sing
Remember, we must never cease
Until we have achieved true peace

Copyright 2005 by Erik Schwerdtfeger

August Poll Results

When I looked at the poll results, today, I was reminded of the Stephen Sondheim song, "Another Hundred People." Yes, this month another hundred people (well... 98) have committed to writing a piece for peace, and another 31 have spoken up in support of peace. Here are the totals to date:

135 have committed to writing a piece for peace while
46 have stated that they won't participate in the writing challenge,
but support peace. 

Thank you all for joining in this chorus for peace.

Meet With Cindy.org

www.MeetWithCindy.org shares the latest news about Cindy Sheehan's efforts to meet with President Bush so she can ask him why the war in Iraq, which took her son's life, was started and why it is being continued. It also lists events around the country (rallys, vigils, teach-ins, prayer services) that are being organized in support of Cindy's actions and the  questions she is asking.