In the name of Love I sue for peace
I reach out with branch of olive
Sign your treaties that fighting may cease
Open wide the cage and free the dove
Remove iron fist from silken glove
From servitude and bondage release
Be the Leaders we are worthy of
In the name of Love I sue for peace
How many palms do I have to grease?
Sandbox antics, games of push and shove
Be ruled not by chaos and caprice
I reach out with branch of olive
Singing in a different octave
Place your armor on the mantelpiece
By whatever God hereinabove
Sign your treaties that fighting may cease
Or find your fate as did Sparta of Greece
In a goblet of blood and foxglove
The future of human-kind you lease
Open wide the cage and free the dove
Turn other cheek when push comes to shove
There is no golden fleece, no golden geese
Be the Leaders we are worthy of
Melt down all weapons, sign armistice
In the name of Love
– T.J. Therien
Invitation: We’d like you to join us – not only as readers – but as writers by putting links to your own anti-war or pro-peace poems in the comment sections. Next week we’ll gather the links together in one post and put them up as a single page headed “Poets  Against War.”  Thank you!
© 2013, poem and portrait, TJ Therien, All rights reserved
Photo credit ~ Bombed vehicles in Aleppo, October 6, 2012, courtesy of the Voice of America News and in the Public Domain
TIMOTHY JAMES “TJ” THERIEN (Liars, Hypocrites & The Development of Human Emotions) ~ is a contributing writer to Into the Bardo. He has been blogging since November 2012 and has  garnered a significant and loyal following. He says in another poem “I am not a writer … I am possessed by unseen spirit/And my hand is so moved/Words dictated to me by inner voice/Muse speaks when she wants to speak…” That sounds an awful lot like work coming from sacred space. TJ tells us that he was born 1968 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and current resides in The Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada. He’s lived briefly in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Parry Sound, Ontario Canada. He participates in Poet’s Corner. His “About” is posted HERE.
The BeZine 
Well done, T.J. Thank you!
Would that they hear you and melt down the guns. Someday!
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Wonderful poem, and what a great idea… I came via a reblog from Jamies site.. via another..
Please feel free to use this poem I wrote back in the 90’s
to be found Here http://wp.me/p16xW7-5c
And wishing you well in ALL you do
Peace and Light
Sue
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Thank you, Sue, for your visits and comments and sharing your poem. Your support and solidarity are much,much valued.
Jamie
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Thanks so much, Sue. We will and with pleasure.
Many blessings,
Jamie
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thank you very much Jamie for having me on the Bardo. I am very honored to have my poem featured here… maybe if we all shout loud enough the world leaders will hear our cries for peace…
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Amen!
And thank you, TJ. Your contribution and support is very much valued here.
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What a strong call for peace. What a fantastic poem. Thank you!
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BRAVO Timothy ! You’re top notch! Excellent ! Faithfully Debbie
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TJ, this is excellent. To me, it reads almost like a prayer. I like that you ended it the same way you began it: “In the name of Love…” That is the one thing that will save us, I believe. The one line in the poem that really resonated was “The future of human-kind you lease” because I don’t think enough of the war-mongers even consider this. But it is a stark truth and you have told it well.
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