Where Has The Peace Gone?
(Year 1950)
Life was so beautiful,
From morning to evening,
We enjoyed the road to school,
Birds chirped and
Peace lingered.
We were free to roam the city,
From every nook to corner,
All were friends- birds, animals
And we humans
Peace was gracious.
The minds of the people were clean,
The children played without fear,
The world was calm with no
dangerous threats
Peace danced.
What gorgeous days, I hope they had stayed.
(Year 2000)
Life is so insecure,
From afternoon to night,
We fear the road to school,
We may be kidnapped
Peace has gone.
We are forced to be in homes,
There may be destructive bombs,
Criminals are at large,
Nobody is to be trusted,
Peace has demolished.
People are disloyal,
The children are restricted to play,
We can’t have a sound sleep,
We may have a nuclear attack,
Peace is absent.
Where are those wonderful peaceful days
It’s all about liberalisation to globalisation. Childhood memories remain best and beautiful.
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That was a good effort. Yes, I too thought to myself, he is portraying how we change as we grow up and see the world as it is, but, it is also true that the world is a much uglier place than it ever was before - think of the worst of the past, and it is like the innocence of savages, compared to the evil of today.
Any people who can plan and execute such plan to kill off seven billion people (and they are succeeding), prove that you are seeing correctly in your poem.
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