Bev Martin
Above All Things Peace

By Beverly Martin
Close your eyes…..
Allow your mind to wander
Allow yourself to dream
Let go of guilt and judgement
Let go fear of being seen
As you sit here in the darkness
And breathe into your heart
Allow your breath to be your guide
It’s the best place you can start
To change the outer landscape
We must travel deep within
Become artists of our destiny
Cast no stone of shame or sin
In the dark now and the stillness
Think what it is you’d wish to see
Imagine how your ideal world could look Release limits and be set free
A tale as old as time
As people crave to feel complete
Searching for their wholeness
Forever chasing that one last piece
But this life is not a puzzle
Not a jigsaw, not a game
When will we all remember
There is no prize in fortune or fame
If you now held the power
To change this world in which we live
Where would you start
What would you do
What would you take
What would you give
Eradicate all poverty, give the people food Give the world clean drinking water
Become a modern day Robin Hood
As soldiers go to battle
Often with little or no choice
I wish to stop the pain this leaves
In Peace and Love rejoice
Neither politics, colour or religion
Hold the power to tear us apart
We must choose Love and stand together And breathe Peace into our hearts
Decaying war torn bodies
Should never fill the land
Too many lives being wasted
Fragile fingers clutching sand
No politics, colour or religion
Hold the power to divide
What way we now go forward
We must with peace in mind decide
Would you heal the separation
Would you put a stop to war
Change the minds of those who choose it Plant Peace into their core
Would you heal the hurt and wounded
Take all the pain away
Teach peace in school to children
Live simply for today
We could strive to end addiction
In each and every form
Clean the streets of needles
Make freedom now the norm
Big pharma making millions
Lining pockets at the top
The balance clearly lost here
This madness has to stop
I see a world with no more loneliness
The elderly shown respect
Give them time and space to share their lives Hold their hand while they reflect
I see a world where people stop to help
To catch the ones who fall
Treat each other with equality
No man too big and none too small
Would you do away with street crime
No one carrying knives or guns
Imagine all the children saved
Much fewer grieving Dads and Mums
I would choose my weapon wisely
I would choose my pen and ink
As Heaney’s pen rested snug as a gun
A beautiful play on words don’t you think
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
As John Lennon dreamt of unity
His music and lyrics shall never cease
When did we forget
That out hearts all beat as one
Together we are stronger
No war is ever won
End fear of persecution
When speaking from your soul
Only in this state of openness
Will we begin to become whole
Imagine all you long for
All your dreams to be revealed
The inner Peace is building now
Destiny signed and sealed
When the world outside is frightening
Be still and go within
Return to love and you will find
This is the best place to begin
For if you want to change the world
It must first start with you
Lead with Love and by example
You now know what you must do
Choose empathy and understanding
Love thy neighbour as thy friend
This Land of opportunity
The possibilities have no end
Choose standing strong together
Choose the key and not the cage
Choose loving one another
Then there will be no war to wage
Choose Peace over greed and riches
Choose Love over hate and fear
Choose breathing in the stillness
Only then will you begin to hear
Let your heart be truly open
Let your message be loud and strong Choose Peace above all other things
And in this you can’t go wrong……
