Today the

world changed
as a forest of birds began
a sweetness in songs

parading to the farthest edge
of each continent –

war is declared illegal
disharmony among family
members
no longer acceptable

and competition for jobs
eliminated.

Children of all colours
are to play as one
racial anger now banished
from neighbourhoods

and before hearts at rest
from evening’s call --
adults come together
to pray for all.

© Richard L. Provencher