When tomorrow comes,
will there be singing?
Will the songs be songs of sorrow
brave warriors' voices ringing,
or will it be a wiser world
on the morrow?
Hear the song within your heart,
the place where true peace always starts.
May the song you keep inside
be sung out loud where love abides.
War and peace in endless cycle,
Courageous men, put down your rifles!
Reach across the great divide;
set all prejudice aside.
The man you think of as The Other,
is, in fact, your human brother.
More alike than not are we,
if only we open our hearts and see
every soul that has taken birth
wants peace and justice
here on earth.
When tomorrow comes,
what song will we sing?
What help will we offer?
What love will we bring?
what song will we sing?
What help will we offer?
What love will we bring?
Will the songs we sing
be songs of sorrow,
or will we grow wiser
on the morrow?
be songs of sorrow,
or will we grow wiser
on the morrow?
for Mary's prompt at What's Going On - Do You Hear the People Sing
"The man you think of as The Other,
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More alike than not are we,
if only we open our hearts and see "
I had thought we had come made progress in learning this lesson, but now it seems in recent times we have backslid so fast that it makes muy head spin. I will continue to hope that eventually we will become wiser, but it will take even more time to overcome what we have now lost.
When tomorrow comes / what song will we sing... I hope it will be one of peace, of justice, of sustainability... harmony...
ReplyDeleteWhen tomorrow comes ~~ my wish is that it does indeed arrive. That we survive the turmoil of our current political climate, in 2028 begin anew. A tall order, I know.
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or will it be a wiser world
on the morrow?" Yes. That's the question. I thought the US was getting a little closer, but then DT took over. In 4 months he's create so much havoc, what will he do in 4 years? I love this poem and how carefully it rhymes, choosing words of soft persuasion among its many lines.
You are so good at this kind of poem, Sherry! I love these lines:
ReplyDelete‘Hear the song within your heart,
the place where true peace always starts’
and
‘More alike than not are we,
if only we open our hearts and see
every soul that has taken birth
wants peace and justice
here on earth.’
We chose the same line. I love where you went with yours. When tomorrow comes what will it bring?
ReplyDeleteWhen tomorrow comes,
what song will we sing?
What help will we offer?
What love will we bring?
Only true human beings in the full sense of the words see others as fellow human beings, brothers/sisters, Sherry. Let's hope that one day will come when the human race becomes truly human... Wonderful poem!
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