A Prayer-Poem for Non-Violence
Dear Eternal Mother (or Father),How does your peaceableness manifestIn sentiment, thought, deed, and spoken word?Across these aspects of existenceWhich peace-building arts would you instructMe in? A person’s haste I recompenseWith deference, a person’s anger IToil to reward with calm compassion.Yet, how shall I respond to arrogance,Cold ridicule, or power-lust-propelledBrutality? (Any suggestions here? I’m not quite […]
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