He saw the rainbows in the sky <br />He heard the songbirds sing, <br />He loved the changing seasons <br />And the joy that they did bring, <br />He sang for peace when but a child <br />That song he always sung, <br />And everyone agreed he was <br />So wise for one so young. <br /> <br />He loved all creatures great and small <br />He loved the countryside, <br />Saw beauty there in everything <br />The land which gave him pride, <br />He sang for peace as he grew up <br />But few did heed his call, <br />For as he played the battles roared <br />And many souls did fall. <br /> <br />And so he played much louder <br />Than he'd ever played before, <br />And though he tried all that he knew <br />He couldn't end this war, <br />He sang for peace but words were lost <br />Upon the wind that blew, <br />Across the scarred and ravaged land <br />That he no longer knew. <br /> <br />He couldn't find an audience <br />To listen to his tune, <br />At dawn he played unto the sun <br />At night unto the moon, <br />He sang for peace till he grew old <br />And then so weak and frail, <br />Yet still no one did hear him sing <br />And so his song did fail. <br /> <br />Yet when he died the people mourned <br />Laid flowers on his grave, <br />And were so very grateful for <br />The lives he tried to save, <br />He sang for peace when but a child <br />That song he always sung, <br />When everyone agreed he was <br />So wise for one so young.<br /><br />ANDREW BLAKEMORE<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/so-wise-for-one-so-young-a-poem-for-peace/
