Painted
Painted
in red, orange
And
green
Across
this Black and white
Landscape
We
strive to get Just another few Feet
To
the next hillock
Run
Keep
your head Down
I
think you will find
The
power of peace
Is
not a thing of
fiction
But
takes more time
And effort
Than
the power of steel
The
best defense
Is
a good offence they say
One
day I hope to find
With
this flower
I
will have my way
Chris
McQueeney 11/3/04
Please go and visit The Mag to see what others have done with the image I used
Tess Kincaid offers this as a writing prompt, image credit: Dick Blick Art
6 comments:
"the power of peace is not a thing of fiction but takes more time and effort than the power of steel" Some powerful lines in this Chris. Brilliant and true!
Was it Harold Pinter that stated that democracy is not a thing but a state of grace , hard to introduce but even more difficult to maintain , with a constant holding if tension by all parties cncerned, which is where we seem to be failing , sadly
Peace seems to be the most elusive thing around the world this time we're in...
Sorry honey I can't see that font it's awfully light. I wanted to comment and can't. Next time?
Have you ever read, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M. Pirsig? Your words and ideas in this remind me so much of the beauty of that book....the idea of always looking ahead to the next hillock...concepts of peace and meaning. Profound.
I like your evocative colorful take...
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