women

women

we the women
keep peace in a tumbling world
but we grow tired

forgetting from where comes strengh
we fade in winds of dispair

Michelle Balletto-Wooten
© 8-13-11

peace

peace

wanting nothing
desires vanish in the wind
then comes quiet peace


Michelle Balletto-Wooten
© 8-3-11

MEMORIAL ... COME HOME

MEMORIAL ... COME HOME

It's time to come home.
We'll not forget the price that you've paid,
nor the sacrifices you've made ...
It's time to come home.

We must lay down our arms, now.
We mus wake up, get out of this trance,
with open hearts, give peace a chance.
We must lay down our arms, now.

It's time to come home.
It's time for peace and prosperity
now that you've fought for liberty -
It's time to come home.

We must all cease to war, now.
Hate and fear breed alienation,
peace and love bring salvation.
We must all cease to war, now.

It's time to lay down our arms
and cease making war.
It's time, for us all, to come Home.

Michelle Balletto-Wooten
© 5-29-11

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING

Behind the closed eyes
Within the clenched fist
There must be something
That we have missed.

Something substantial
Something that's strong
There must be something
To move us along.

Ringing in ears
Caught in the throat
There must be something
To calm those tears.

Perhaps it's a song
Maybe even a prayer
But I know there's something
To move us along.

To move us along
A new road of peace
There must be something
So that violence will cease.

Michelle Balletto-Wooten
© 12-7-10