Peaceful world, harmonious society <br />Sure heaven on earth invoking piety <br />Peace and joy, values and morals its crown <br />Saints, seers and prophets to us handed down! <br /> <br />Where is peace and where is harmony smart <br />Gifted boon from the God, where do they start? <br /> <br />Where there is no nasty hatred and greed <br />Where the mind is free from fear and weed <br />Where there is no malaise and violence <br />Where there is no ego and arrogance <br />Where there is no anger and jealousy <br />Sure there is peace and poise, fine harmony! <br /> <br />Religions teach me to spread love and peace <br />Little I care for what they teach with ease! <br /> <br />Who can bring this here and now, pure and sure? <br />What can bring this nectar to more and more? <br />Noble poets with wisdom and passion <br />Poetry with vision and devotion! <br /> <br />Krishna and Buddha, Jesus and Prophet <br />Gave message of love and peace to trumpet! <br />Lincoln, Gandhi, Mandela and many <br />Did trumpet to follow with dignity! <br /> <br />Through the noble wings of poetry pure <br />Tagore and (Dr.) Krishna won our hearts sure! <br />Daisaku, great apostle of world peace <br />Five decades and more, efforts not to cease <br />To serve the Poetry World with deep ease <br />God bless him with hundred years with grace! <br /> <br />(Poem presented at the Poets Meet organised by the World Poetry Society Intercontinental on the occasion of felicitating Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, for his fifty years of succesful completion as President of the Soka Gakkai International. <br />Dr. Daisaku Ikeda is a Buddhist Philosopher, Peace builder and Educator.) <br />l<br /><br />Subbaraman N V<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/through-the-wings-of-poetry-2/
