Her Name Is Peace

She is what we all hope for, what we all pray for;
That which cannot be found without God as our true
          Commander-in-Chief.

She is the enemy of the wicked and contentious,
          Bane of the political and religious radical,
 That which war cannot restore without seeking
          its own demise.

Her essence is not defined by a circle and some lines,
          Her ideals are not served by repression and anarchy,
That which seeks to achieve the aim of peace by missing
          the mark of humanitarianism.

She is God's child...God's domain...God's gift.
          We, the lovers of Peace, eagerly await her coming.

(c)Janeann R. Hoskin

published in Skipping Stones 2007

Mindworm Press, Chesapeake, VA