Let There Be Peace
By Lemn Sissay
By Lemn Sissay
Let there be peace
So frowns fly away like albatross
And skeletons foxtrot from cupboards;
So war correspondants become travel show presenters
And magpies bring back lost property,
Children, engagement rings, broken things.
So frowns fly away like albatross
And skeletons foxtrot from cupboards;
So war correspondants become travel show presenters
And magpies bring back lost property,
Children, engagement rings, broken things.
Let there be peace
So storms can go out to sea to be
Angry and return to me calm;
So the broken can rise up and dance in the hospitals.
Let the aged Ethiopian man in the grey block of flats
Peer through his window and seeAddis before him
So his thrilled outstretched arms become frames
For his dreams.
So storms can go out to sea to be
Angry and return to me calm;
So the broken can rise up and dance in the hospitals.
Let the aged Ethiopian man in the grey block of flats
Peer through his window and seeAddis before him
So his thrilled outstretched arms become frames
For his dreams.
Let there be peace.
Let tears evaporate to form clouds, cleanse themselves
And fall into reservoirs of drinking water.
Let harsh memories burst into fireworks that melt
In the dark pupils of a child’s eyes
And disappear like shoals of silver darting fish.
And let the waves reach the shore with a
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Let tears evaporate to form clouds, cleanse themselves
And fall into reservoirs of drinking water.
Let harsh memories burst into fireworks that melt
In the dark pupils of a child’s eyes
And disappear like shoals of silver darting fish.
And let the waves reach the shore with a
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Beautiful poem and I love Lemn Sissay whom I'd never heard of before. He seems to have a beautiful spirit and I enjoyed listening to him. Enjoy your weekend. Hugs. xx
ReplyDeleteYou too. I'm glad you liked listening to him.
DeleteI love this. So perfect. The words make me feel less alone. And that there are people on this earth that ache for the same things as I do. Thank you for posting it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad his words made you feel less alone. It's a powerful poem and his story leaves me in awe of how strong a human mind can be even when faced with the most terrible circumstances. I can't imagine how he has survived all that.
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