Poetry? – This is what I want – Not much to ask is it? – an idealistic dream
It’s not much to ask – is it?
This is what I want:
- Reduce the population
- Stop war
- Stop terrorism
- Halt the chopping down of forests
- Stop the killing of wild-life
- Eradicate racism and sexism
- Equality
- Fairness
- Eradicate fundamentalism
- Give half the planet to wilderness
- Live in harmony with nature
- Laughter
- Poetry and music
- Friendship
- Respect and responsibility
- Stop the pollution
- An end to nationalism and patriotism
- Tolerance and compassion
- Drama and dance
- An end to celebrity culture and value creativity
- A UN that stringently applies its charter of Human Rights
I want people to live together in freedom and enjoy the planet, the universe and life.
I want mystery, adventure, love and peace.
I want creativity and hope.
Now tell me – who do I vote for?
I am a realist. This is an idealistic list. But unless we reach for the stars we will not retain the earth; without dreamers there will be no dreams.
It’s not much to ask – is it?
A sunset – not a gunshot
A hand – not a boot
A question and an answer
A painting – not a slagheap
A herd – not a corpse
A life worth living
A poem – not a wasteland
A tree – not a plank
A smile and an embrace
A song – not a silence
A pool – not a cesspit
Hope and friendship
A dance – not a sneer
A bird – not an oil slick
Friends not strangers
Green – not plastic
Life – not concrete
Quality not quantity
Opher 26.3.2016
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