The Peace Poem
Pamela Beasley
THE PEACE POEM
by John Denver
There's a name for war and killing,
There's a name for giving in
When you know another answer
For me the name is sin
But there's still time to turn around
And make all hatred cease
And give another name to living
And we could call it peace.
And peace would be the road we walk
Each step along the way
And peace would be the way we work
And peace the way we play.
And in all we see that's different
And in all the things we know
Peace would be the way we look
And peace the way we grow.
There's a name for separation
There's a name for first and last
When it's all of us or nothing
For me the name is past
But there still is time to turn around
And make all hatred cease
And give a name to all the future
And we could call it peace.
And if peace is what we pray for
And peace is what we give
Then peace will be the way we are
And peace the way we live.
Yes there still is time to turn around
And make all hatred cease,
Let's give another name to living
And we can call it peace.
and the words of his song are eerily prophetic.....
Rhymes and Reasons
So you speak to me of sadness
And the coming of the winter
Fear that is within you now
It seems to never end
And the dreams that have escaped you
And the hope that you've forgotten
You tell me that you need me now
You want to be my friend
And you wonder where we're going
Where's the rhyme and where's the reason
And it's you cannot accept
It is here we must begin
To seek the wisdom of the children
And the graceful way of flowers in the wind
For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day
Like the music of the mountains
And the colours of the rainbow
They're a promise of the future
And a blessing for today
Though the cities start to crumble
And the towers fall around us
The sun is slowly fading
And it's colder than the sea
It is written from the desert
To the mountains they shall lead us
By the hand and by the heart
They will comfort you and me
In their innocence and trusting
They will teach us to be free
For the children and the flowers
Are my sisters and my brothers
Their laughter and their loveliness
Could clear a cloudy day
And the song that I am singing
Is a prayer to non believers
Come and stand beside us
We can find a better way
Words and music by John Denver