Call for Peace in 2010

There Is Hope For Peace

(1)                                                                                                           (6)

When chaos fills men’s hearts with fear         Every nation aspires for peace.

And everywhere confusion reigns;                  Terrorist are minorities.

When dreams are dashed to nothingness       Hands reach out to cooperate,

And only emptiness remains,                            Hearts yearn to settle all disputes.

I choose to believe                                              Peace can be achieved

There is hope for peace.                                     In this century.

                                                                                                               

(2)                                                                                                           (7)

When laughter is no longer heard                     America, Afghanistan,

And only cries of pain resounds                       hear, O Israel, Pakistan,

For loved ones gone so suddenly                    Arab lands in the Middle East:

As buildings fell ‘midst smoke and flames;    you want to enter into rest.

I choose to declare                                              Peace can be achieved

There is hope for peace.                                     In this century.

(3)                                                                                                           (8)

When a nation mighty and strong                    Come, let us reason together,

Becomes victim to hell’s forces,                       Let us not fill out thoughts with war,

Who can blame the rest of the world               Happiness and prosperity

For dreading an impending doom?                  Are the goals of humanity.

I choose to affirm                                                Peace can be achieved

There is hope for peace.                                     In this century.

(4)                                                                                                           (9)

When anger binds the hearts of men               Return to righteousness, nations,

And hatred rears its ugly head,                         for love is stronger than hate.

Talks of deep vengeance fill the mind,              Life, not death, is the gift of God;

And reason might be pushed aside.                 Each land has a place in the sun.

I choose to announce                                         Peace can be achieved

There is hope for peace.                                     In this century.

(5)                                                                                                           (10)

When all are wakeful in the night                     Though your past is filled with battles,

Worrying what might happen next,                 Your future can be sealed with peace.

And restless as the day goes by                      You can be a blessing to all

Thinking when a war would break out,           As you work in true harmony.

I choose to assert                                                Peace can be achieved

There is hope for peace.                                     In this century.

                                                                                                               

                                                                Carmelita H. Acosta

                                                                Manila