And the rainbow leaps across the sky
The children are crying
And the trees turn green as the spring arrives
The mothers are weeping
And the animals gather into groups for gossip with their eyes
The men are asleep
They have put their guns away for now
When people come together
With gladness or with art
Our sadness and our madness
From us surely part
When people hold each other
And don’t fear letting go
Then two lovers come together
And still have space to grow
When people see each other
Not for what they provide
Then people know each other
For who they are inside
When people hear each other
Not for what they say but how they feel
Then we speak with compassion
And make what we say more real
When people write a poem
And share it for all time
Then people create a love
That can lead to the sublime
When people learn that hurting
Has made who we are
We learn to love each other
As one of many stars