The Chester County Peace & Poetry Project

Peace Movement members' poetry. Contact John to have yours posted.

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War and Peace (2005)
by Nathaniel Smith

"In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons" — Croesus

War always grows old
the dead always grow young
a wind whirls war to dust
war's steed runs to the night

The people cheer the peace
long life to the young
the horse of death lies cold
peace runs through the land

In the dark a gate lets loose
the tailwind horse of hate
long life to the leaders
who plan a good young war

More Poems

Address to the President
As the Party Rages On
The Shadow of War
War and Peace (2005)
America Pt. 2
I am a Liberal IV
Silent Faces
The Conference
On the Mall, October Afternoon
Over there
News from the Front
The Night of the Bulldozers
Going Over (2004)
Pearl Harbor Day

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