When war starts,
Life ends and death begins
Light ends and shade prevails
Joy ends and despair begins
For war is the ravenous devil
Born to gulp the balmy blood
And dethrone the humanity
Into the itinerary of disgust

When war starts,
Serenity ends and brutality begins
Affluence ends and dearth prevails
Adore ends and dissension begins
For war is the repulsive venom
Born to obliterate the soul of life
And smolder the heart of love
In the furnace of perpetual strife

When war starts,
Veracity ends and deception begins
Independence ends and anarchy prevails
Appetite ends and starvation begins
For war is the storm of covetousness
Blown by the forest of ascendancy
That deracinates the seeds of love
And barrens the womb of mother Earth

But…

When war stops,
Death ends and life begins
Shade ends and light prevails
Despair ends and joy begins
For peace is the fountain of joy
That revives the snoozing heart
And enshrouds the rhythm of life
With the fragrance of divine love

When war stops,
Brutality ends and serenity begins
Dearth ends and affluence prevails
Dissension ends and adore begins
For peace is the saccharine nectar
Born to nourish the essence of life
And make this discernible Earth
A facsimile of eternal Paradise

When war stops,
Deception ends and veracity begins
Anarchy ends and independence prevails
Starvation ends and appetite begins
For peace is the zephyr of tranquility
Blown by the forest of generosity
That swirls and glides the dark clouds
Of abhorrence, remote from its territory


Copyright 2003 Bhuwan Thapaliya