Peace Child, by Cindy Wykes

Peace Child

Be at peace, my little child,     as you slumber through the night, While the world spins around you     full of war and hate and strife. May your dreams be full of laughter,     and of beauty, love & hope, May you share your kindness always     to help all others cope. Will they learn a lesson from you,     in your innocence so rare? Can the dictator learn peace,     and our "enemies" to care? May the world be blessed, my child     with armies just like you With soldiers who will stand     for what is good & true. To teach of peace in war-time,     to lend a helping hand, To practice brotherly love     in this, and every land. The Golden Rule, my sweet child     is the only law we need. "Do unto others" in kindness,     the only way we can succeed. And may you wake, my precious child     to a future bright and new Where all mankind may live in peace,     My child, it starts with you.

poems.one - Cindy Wykes