Real Peace<\/p>\n
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Real peace means no war, of course. The physical body must be safe. The mental body must be at least equally Peace also allows spiritual development The stress created by the lack of any one The ever-present governor without <\/p>\n This poem was written for the Abe Keller Peace Fund, 11\/22\/12. \u201cThe Abe Keller Peace Education Fund was organized in 1998 to address peace-education needs in the Puget Sound community through fund-raising and grant-making for worthy peace-education activities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Georgia S. McDade lives in Seattle. The charter member of the African American Writer’s Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(AAWA) began reading her stories in public in 1991. \u00a0She regularly contributed opinion pieces for Paci\ufb01c Newspapers, especially the South District Journal, <\/em>and reported for KBCS (91.3 FM). \u00a0Emphasizing that \u201cGood writing can force us to think and think critically; we can theorize, organize, analyze, and synthesize better,\u201d McDade conducts writing workshops. \u00a0Her works include Travel Tips for Dream Trips,<\/em> about her six-month, solo trip around the world; Outside the Cave<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0and Outside the Cave II<\/a>,<\/em> collections of poetry; and numerous essays and stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Real Peace Real peace means no war, of course. But real peace demands so much more ……..than no war. Though no war is an excellent ……..beginning. Peace requires no fear of war. The physical body must be safe. There … Continue reading
\nBut real peace demands so much more
\n……..<\/span>than no war.
\nThough no war is an excellent
\n……..<\/span>beginning.
\nPeace requires no fear of war.<\/p>\n
\nThere is more than adequate food,
\n……..<\/span>shelter, attire.
\nAnd there is no worry that any one\u2014not
\n……..<\/span>to mention all three\u2014will disappear.
\nThis physical body gets preventive
\n……..<\/span>medical and dental care and
\n……..<\/span>treatment when needed.
\nAnd there is no worry that benefits will
\n……..<\/span>be reduced or exhausted nor service
\n……..<\/span>denied.<\/p>\n
\n……..<\/span>safe; some might argue safer.
\nPeace provides space for education,
\n……..<\/span>a good, solid education full of
\n……..<\/span>knowledgeable teachers who
\n……..<\/span>recognize the humanity of all and do
\n……..<\/span>not see differences as inferiority.
\n……..<\/span>Questioning without fear of
\n……..<\/span>repercussion is ever the case.<\/p>\n
\n……..<\/span>of any and every variety.
\nAgain there is no fear.<\/p>\n
\n……..<\/span>of the above can shatter peace,
\n……..<\/span>shatter peace overtly or maybe simply
\n……..<\/span>covertly, but shatter peace nevertheless.
\n……..<\/span>And all of us are not always like the
\n……..<\/span>oyster; the stress does not always
\n……..<\/span>result in our creating pearls though
\n……..<\/span>this stress may indeed make us shells
\n……..<\/span>of ourselves.
\nFinally, real peace allows us to pursue
\n……..<\/span>happiness as we see fit when that
\n……..<\/span>pursuit harms no one.
\nAnd opportunity and justice permeate
\n……..<\/span>this paradise.<\/p>\n
\n……..<\/span>exception recognizes that no pursuit
\n……..<\/span>of the ultimate personhood and real
\n……..<\/span>peace diminishes another or the
\n……..<\/span>other.<\/p>\n