_What's Going On...

Inspired by " Pray For Peace" a poem by Ellen Bass

Yearning for Peace?

then pray for peace
make all the simple things
in a humdrum everyday life
a huge prayer offering
no weapons or violence  required
just

"make your slicing of carrots a holy act
translucent layer of the onion a deeper prayer"

even better 
chop chop chop the onions
to the musical accompaniment of Purcell's| 
Sound the Trumpet

"make the brushing of your hair
every strand its own voice
singing in the choir on your head"
smile at strangers
welcome strangers|

speak out  with dignity
be heard
without resorting to expletives
unlike the  fraudulent| flatulent
f bomb dropping fiasco leader
of the former free world

protect the vulnerable
emanate warmth kindness and hope
give thanks for the gentleness of water|

"the softest thing on earth"

let each step to the letterbox
be a prayer of thanks for our legs
so many blown apart in wars

cherish the beauty and sacredness
of our natural environment
the flora and the fauna

the land and sea

be a giver
keep on praying
keep on giving
give give give
MEAPOP
make earth a planet of peace

ALFRED and MARK DELLER (father and son team ) sing SOUND THE TRUMPET by PURCELL