my peace is not your peace
for my struggle is not yours
what vexes me you dismiss
with ease and your anxieties
bring me no anguish
your prayers are not my prayers
our snares are not the same
but our needs are not so different
a safe home
food and clean water
a feeling of usefulness
respect
surely then, peace will find us
—
over at dVerse Bjorn has us thinking about peace
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rhymeswithbug 
You’re right, candy. Peace means different things to different people, but in the end we have such very basic needs as you’ve outlined.
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thanks for stopping by to read
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We can delight in our diversity! Very nice poem!
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thank you!
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OK, this comes about as close to hope, to a positive vibe as I’ve found while blog-hopping for dVerse. It is nice to see, to read, to even consider; thanks.
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thank you! I’m honored you found the hope in this.
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I admire that ending line – underneath we are not so different from each other ~ Hopefully, peace will find us ~
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thanks for stopping by to read and comment. I truly appreciate it.
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This is wise and compassionate. I loved it. Thanks.
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thanks so much!
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Beautiful thoughts of peace… to be found in our common humanity.
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thanks for stopping to read and comment đŸ™‚
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We have to get back t the basic of peace, not in all the different needs. I really love your thoughts.
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thanks so much, Bjorn
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Excellent write, Candy – we may not want the same things, but surely there is something deeper that can unify us all.
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thank you very much! sometimes it feels as though people have lost respect for themselves and others. there is always hope.
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So full of truth and compassion đŸ™‚
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thank you very much!
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True. We all have basic needs. One of those needs is life without fear. You left us with hope which is a good thing to have and never lose and what we all need.
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thanks. glad I could spread some hope.
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True, we do have our differences and I believe a common ground can be found if both sides want to find it bad enough.
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Truth.
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Wouldn’t it be perfect if everyone on Earth recited your poem on a daily basis? Think of the impact ….
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thanks! I guess it start with each one of us
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Human..
truly an animal
who needs shelter..
food.. and drink..
And
human
connection..
but peace so deep..
deep as imagination
iN dreams and nightmares
sAMe can bRinG iN Unity’s
liGht or disCords dArk..
greaTesT wars
are fought
iN hemisphere
against the other
and that is left
and right
moreover
west
and
east
or
middle
east..:)
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yes, we long for deep peace. thanks
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Smiles with Love and peace..friend..:)
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