A Plea of Peace

by Mike Turner / January 7th, 2024

Let us view others
Not as enemies to repel
But as fellows to embrace
Allaying our mutual fears
Through community, dignity and trust
Not conquering
But collaborating
In the strength of our love
For the betterment of us all

Mike Turner, a poet/songwriter living on the U.S. Gulf Coast, was named 2025 Poet of the Year by the Alabama State Poetry Society. His poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Dissident Voice; his lyric, “Sense of Peace,” was awarded the Alabama Writers’ Cooperative’s 2023 Roger Williams Peace Award for Writing. He can be contacted at www.MikeTurnerSongwriter.com. Read other articles by Mike.

This article was posted on Sunday, January 7th, 2024 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.