I dream of Peace comical poem 644 by Angela Lansbury

Peace Monument, USA. Wikipedia.

 

I dream of a fast lasting peace

When former enemies shake hands

And common working, farming folk

Have marching, drumming, trumpet bands

And round the squares the banners wave

And kings pin mdals on the brave

From devastation good must come

When armies of young rebuild slums

Let's get the moguls to invest

New cities, railways, build the best

New skyscrapers will fill the sky

Over ashes, a new Dubai

Give all what quizzes say they need

Forgive gangsters for confessed deeds

Give workers long paid holidays

Workdays watch tennis, evenings, plays

The last thing done before we die

Is film ourselves using AI

Like new museums' holograms

Answer all questions on webcams..

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Swimming And Looking Forward

Around blue pools, skyscrapers, high
Lift homes like crows' nests to the sky
From their top terrace, looking down
See toy cars crawl though our trim town

I must save this crisp image long
After I'm no longer fit, nor strong
So even were I deaf or blind
This perfect picture fills my mind

I tell myself, in this hour of leisure
I've the power to preserve this fleeting pleasure
Whether on a scaffold or hospital bed
I'll stick this mural in my head

I'll ignore or dump thoughts of future pain
But see bridges and rainbows and blue skies again
Around cool pools, skyscrapers high
Lift me to a viewpoint in the sky.

Angela Lansbury
Poem writee on Aug 1st 2019