PEACE
It is the mellifluous singing of the nightingale
and not the croaking of the toad,
It is the flare of the candlelight
and not the world engulfed in flames,
It is the colour of the rainbow
and not the pale sky,
It is the kiss of the breeze
and not the stormy nights,
It is the laughter of the waves
and not the flood eating away,
It is the tinkling of the bell
and not the blaring loudspeakers,
It is the showers of the rain
and not the heavy downpour,
It is the Gita verses and the exodus from the Bible
and not the verbal fights,
It is the guns and rifles used in Olympics
and not on battlegrounds,
It is the sharing of the cake and wine
and not the disparities among us,
It is the donation of the eyes after they close
and not an eye for an eye,
It is the nursery rhymes, the songs and hymns
and not men screaming during riots,
It is peace and not the war
That the world demands today.
Let this be elucidated to one and all
for it is nature itself that commands
that peace is the need of the hour.
Let this be comprehended soon
For doomsday is not far away
Let this be known to one and all
That peace is the need of the hour.
Allow peace to follow and to lead
for peace is what we need.
–Ayati Mishra
F.Y.B.Sc. Eco div2