Away then fly yon bird of peace <br />And spread your wings across the land, <br />So red with blood and scarred by shell <br />May you then greet each soldier's hand, <br />Your love all hatred could dispel <br />That rages through that weary line, <br />So arms be laid down in the mud <br />And then once more the sun would shine. <br /> <br />So sing for joy as you now go <br />And may your music fill the air, <br />For you alone can find a way <br />To end this sadness and despair, <br />Sail through the smoke the battles bore <br />Let peace descend from clouds above, <br />And fall like rain upon those men <br />And show the way to lasting love. <br /> <br />Fly on! Fly on! My feathered friend <br />Across the hills and mountains roam, <br />Until the guns lay silent fly <br />To make this land again your home, <br />For then the flowers will bloom once more <br />And blossom form upon the bough, <br />The winds of war shall then be stilled <br />And all shall heed your lasting vow.<br /><br />ANDREW BLAKEMORE<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/away-then-fly-yon-bird-of-peace/
