PEACE
(Vo Thi Nhu Mai)
1. Without Peace
without peace
the orchard bears no fruit
branches fracture in quietness
no song rises from the fields
hearts guarded
words swallowed
we forget how to be neighbours
2. Pillars
eight pillars
not of marble, but trust
truth passing from hand to hand
a government without shadow
a hearth where each sits equal
peace is not stillness
but the blending of movement
into music
3. Positive Flame
no violence
but more
the spark of justice kept alive
in speech
in sharing
in eyes that see each other whole.
when roots drink deep
and branches bend to one wind
we endure the storm
V.T.N.M
