'Peace' said the dove, 'please heed my call <br />And follow wherever I fly, <br />Then the land shall be filled with the song of love <br />And no more shall have to die.' <br /> <br />'War! ' said the crow, 'don't listen to him <br />Let us feed on the dead on the ground, <br />For the song of love is a song unheard <br />Let us listen to the cries all around.' <br /> <br />'Fight! ' yelled the hawk with a deafening cry <br />'For they stole all our trees and our land, <br />And they ruined our world in which we live <br />With a cruel and uncaring hand.' <br /> <br />'No' said the thrush, 'for I long to hear <br />All the songs that we used to sing, <br />Before they were drowned by the battle's roar <br />Let us fly with the dove on the wing.' <br /> <br />'Yes' said the finch, 'I agree with you <br />Let the world hear our songs once more, <br />Let us sing now for peace just as loud as we can <br />In the hope we can end this war.' <br /> <br />So peace won the day and the birds did sing <br />Till the soldiers began to hear, <br />Then one by one they did lay down their arms <br />And the smoke then did slowly clear.<br /><br />ANDREW BLAKEMORE<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/peace-said-the-dove/
