For dVerse Poetics, today we are illuminating quotes that inspire social justice, human rights, global peace by selecting a quote and embedding it in our own poem with a similar theme…
The quote I selected is from a song with Hindi and English lyrics called ‘Gurus of Peace’.
I have included the video of the song as well here. The song itself has always inspired me with artistes across the borders joining in to produce this beautiful result. The English lyrics that are part of the song are below (I used the word ‘someday’ based on the official lyrics video, while other lyric websites use the word ‘somewhere’ instead)
What are you waiting for another day another dawn
Someday we have to find a new way to peace
What are you waiting for another sign another call,
Someday we have to find a new way to peace
My take on it using the Golden Shovel poetic form. Words from the above lyrics are in bold italics in the poem..
Make Way For Peace
We will find a somewhere someday
I know not the place it is; but we
could walk hand in hand; what have
we to lose? It’s time to
be human(e) again; to find
our humanity;let us try anew;
wait not for a sign, make our way
our own instead; this road leads to
our somewhere – ‘here‘ will reign peace!
-Vidya Tiru/LadyInRead (2018)
I so much believe in being humane rather than just a human… love
Thanks for linking up, I will have to come back later to have a listen to your chosen inspiration when people aren’t sleeping here. But you remained true to the spirit of the quote and challenged readers to make NOW and HERE the answer.
thank you Amaya for your prompt.. and your comments on my poem 🙂
I like the idea of finding peace walking hand in hand somewhere.
thanks Frank, and here is hoping the somewhere is the here (for each one of us)
I love the theme of the poem looking forward to peace once more…become human(e) again!
Very nice!
Dwight
thank you Dwight….
This is lovely and hopeful. Thank you for the video!
thank you Sara
This are beautiful words. I was a huge fan if Nusret Fateh Ali Khan . He had an amazing voice.
that is so cool to know.. where/when/how did you first hear Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan? His voice was powerful indeed..
Loved the poem. Now, if only poetry or prose could truly do ALL the work…
thank you Roy!! sadly, words cannot do all the work, just show the way maybe .. and we have to do the DOing..
Oh, how beautiful!! I like yours even better, Vidyu! And I agree with all of those beautiful words. I am taking this post as a reminder to say a prayer for peace.
oh! thank you so much for your praise!! reading your comment made my day!
That was very creative, Vidya. I enjoyed it. Ok. Now I need a thank you
THANK YOU Shubha!! 🙂